In 2022, the main reason for social media usage in the UAE was to keep in touch with friends and family accounting for 53.4 percent, followed by filling spare time accounting for 34 percent. The total number of active social media users in the country for that year was about 9.98 million.
Reasons for social media usage in the United Arab Emirates in 2022
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