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KSA ICT Indicators End of Q2 2016
The ICT Sector growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1- Mobile Telecommunications Market
48 Million
The total number of mobile
subscriptions has decreased to 48
million by the end of Q2 2016, with
penetration rate of 152%. Prepaid
subscriptions constitute the majority
(over
84%)
of
all
mobile
subscriptions. The decrease in
subscriptions is expected to continue
in the upcoming period result of the
fingerprint requirement for all
subscriptions.
%84
The total number of mobile
subscriptions has
decreased to 48 million by
the end of Q2 2016
Prepaid subscriptions
152%
penetration rate
constitute the majority
Mobile Service Market Growth-Total Subscriptions
60
Subscriptions (Millions)
55
186%
50
54
45
40
188%
52
181.6%
53
169.7%
51
171.4%
167.5%
53
53
35
30
25
152%
48
45.3
47.1
45.7
43.9
45.9
44.9
40.4
6.3
6.6
7.3
6.9
6.8
7.9
8.0
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 Q2
20
15
10
5
0
Post-paid Subscriptions
Pre-paid Subscriptions
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Mobile Penetration (%)
Total Subscriptions
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2 - Fixed Telephony Market
Fixed telephone lines reached 3.6 million
by the end of Q2 2016, of which around 1.9
million or 52% were residential lines. This
represents a household teledensity around
31.1 %, while the population teledensity is
about 11%, it is noted that the number of
subscriptions has continued decreasing
due to the competition of the mobile
services in prices and variety of offerings
which make it a substitution of fixed
services for some of the Users.
3.6 million
Fixed telephone lines reached
3.6 million by the end of Q2 2016
5
69,3%
67,6%
64,3%
Telephone Lines (Millions)
1,03
1,34
1,44
1,42
45,0%
34,0%
the population teledensity is
about 11%
31,1%
1,80
1,72
2,5
2,0
1,9
11,8%
11,9%
2014
2015
1,09
3
This represents a household
teledensity around 31.1 %
11%
Fixed Telephone Market Evolution
66,7%
4
31.1%
2
1
0
3,1
3,3
3,4
3,3
15,0%
16,2%
16,4%
15,7%
2010
2011
2012
2013
Residential Lines
Business Lines
11,2%
2016 Q2
Population Teledensity (%)
Household Teledensity (%)
Note: Population teledensity is calculated by dividing the total number of fixed lines by the total population, and household teledensity is
calculated by dividing the total number of residential fixed lines by the total number of households.
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3 - Broadband Market:
Fixed Broadband Market Evolution
4.5
70%
4.0
60%
3.5
3,56
45,5%
3.0
2.5
2.0
2,92
40,9%
32,9%
27,3%
1,74
2,54
1,95
0,6
3,03
49٫7%
43,2%
0,8
1,2
3,06
50%
Penetration (%)
Fixed broadband subscriptions including
DSL, fixed wireless (WiMax), FTTx and other
fixed lines decreased to reach around 3.06
million subscriptions at the end of Q2 2016.
The Fixed broadband penetration rate
stands at about 41% of households.
Subscriptions (Million)
3.1. Fixed Broadband Services:
41%
40%
0,8
1,5
30%
0,34
1.5
0,2
1.0
1,49
1,56
1,87
1,85
1,38
1,57
1,67
0,04
0,04
0,19
0,26
0,43
0,45
0,56
2014
2015
2016 Q2
0.5
0.0
2010
2011
2012
2013
Fixed Wireless Subscriptions
Households Penetration (%)
ADSL Subscriptions
Total Fixed Broadband Subscriptions
Leased lines + FTTx
20%
10%
0%
3٫06
Million
million subscriptions at
the end of Q2 2016
41%
penetration rate stands at about
41% of households
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3 - Broadband Market:
3.2. Mobile Broadband Services:
Total Mobile Broadband Subscriptions
40
120%
105.9%
94.5%
30
100%
83.5%
33.4
29.1
25
80%
26.62
20
15
39.6%
10
42.1%
14.3
11.3
12.3
60%
47.6%
20.19
20%
9.7%
7.06
8.07
9.69
0
2.70
4.28
4.22
4.59
9.13
13.2
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Dedicated Mobile Data Subscriptions
40%
19.96
5
Total Mobile Broadband Subscriptions
14.23
Penetration (%)
35
Subscriptions (Million)
The total number of mobile broadband
subscriptions decreased to reach around
26.6 million by the end Q2 2016, for all
subscriptions representing a population
penetration rate of 83.5%. The decreasing
is due to the new fingerprint requirement
for all subscriptions, and it is expected to
continue to decreasing in the upcoming
period.
12.39
0%
2016 Q2
26,6
Standard Mobile Subscriptions
Mobile BB Telednsity (of populations)
Million
he total number of mobile
broadband subscriptions
decreased to reach around
26.6 million by the end Q2
2016
83,5%
subscriptions representing
a population penetration rate of 83.5%
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4 - Internet Services :
The number of Internet users has
increased rapidly in the last years whereas
it increased from 41% in 2010 to reach
70.4% by the end of Q2 2016, the number of
internet users is about 22.4 million, it's
noted that the Increase in the demand for
Internet services and broadband was
observed due to high use of social
networking applications, video on demand
(YouTube,
snapchat)
and
gaming.
Subscribers are seeking higher speeds
and larger packages resulting in heavy
data traffic in the past few years.
The number of Internet users has
increased rapidly in the last years
whereas it increased from
41%
70.4%
25
68.5%
63.7%
20
54.1%
25
55.1%
47%
70.38%
22.45
21.6
22.4
Million
16.5
15.8
13.6
5
0
the number of
internet users is
about 22.4 million
11.4
2010
2011
by the end of Q2 2016
19.6
41%
20
in 2010 to reach
2012
2013
Internet Penetration (٪)
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2014
2015
2016 Q2
Internet Users (Million)
5