The Penetration Rate of the UAE’s Telecommunications
By Lucidity Insights Research Team 23 December 2022

The Penetration Rate of the UAE’s Telecommunications

The UAE is also the only country in the world to have its social media engagement rate reach over 100%. The country is also home to gamers and crypto-heads, with 90% of the population claiming to play video games, and 11.4% of the population owning cryptocurrencies.

26.4% of the population has also participated in telemedicine.

The UAE also boasts a population with 103% debit card circulation, 89% credit card circulation, and a tech savvy banking industry that has supported more than 90% of the population to not just bank online, but participate in mobile banking since 2019.

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