Online media has gained tremendous popularity in the Middle East in recent years, similar to developed economies. According to a Forbes Middle East ranking of the top 25 online news publishers from August 2011 to August 2012, the most popular online newspapers in the Middle East were Al-Ahram from Egypt and Al-Youm Al-Sabe'a from Egypt, based on website visits and social media exposure. The ranking shows the top online media publishers per country in the Middle East.
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1. ONLINE TRENDS
DEC- 2012
HASSAN IMTIAZI
Online Media Gains
Populairty in Mideast
Just like developed economies
online media has got
tremendous popularity in
Middle East as well. According
to Gulf News, online & mobile
space has continued at a rapid
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pace in recent years while digital
media especially social media is
influencing both public & private
lives.
Forbes Middle East has
announced ranking of top 25
online News publishers based
on one year popularity from
August 2011 to August 2012
which shows top online media
per country.
2. Most Popular Online Newspapers in Middle East
Rank Newspaper Country Visit- Social Media
Millions Exposure -
%
1 Al-Ahram Egypt 74.52 24.13
2 Al-Youm Al-Sabea Egypt 842.84 24.63
3 Gulf News UAE 77.11 19.13
4 Echourouk El-Youmi Algeria 79.17 18.75
5 Al Riyadh KSA 123.93 19
6 Okaz KSA 42.56 19.5
7 Al Rai Kuwait 17.03 26
8 Emarat Al Youm UAE 26.04 19
9 Al Bayan UAE 15.45 27.13
10 As Safir Lebanon 13.93 17.38
11 Al Watan Kuwait 37.28 18.25
12 Al Quds Palestine 11.34 21.88
13 Al Eqtisadiah KSA 25.94 17
14 An Nahar Lebanon 16 21.13
15 The National UAE 16.89 20.63
16 Khaleej Times UAE 41.82 22.25
17 Al Ittihad UAE 12.01 21.75
18 Al- Raidaly Jordan 30.20 20.63
19 Al Wasat News Bahrain 20.30 16.63
20 Al Madina KSA 19.74 21.38
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