Google drove Dh11.3b to the UAE economy in 2021

Google drove Dh11.3b to the UAE economy in 2021

Google’s Impact Report found that 90 per cent of surveyed Internet users used Google Search to keep up to date with the latest Covid-19 public health information, while 87 per cent used Google Search to stay up to date with travel restrictions

Anthony Nakache, managing director for Google in the Middle East & North Africa - Supplied

Published: Tue 24 May 2022, 3:09 PM

Google helped support an estimated Dh11.3 billion in economic activity in the UAE in 2021, a new report has found.

The Google Impact Report also revealed that the Andriod Developer Ecosystem is estimated to support 50,000 jobs in the UAE. Google commissioned independent consultancy, Public First, to explore how Google products helped people, businesses, and workers in the UAE throughout 2021. The report explored how Google products including Search, Maps, Android, YouTube, and Cloud helped people in the UAE keep up to date with the latest news and information, discover new local businesses, learn new skills, find jobs, and get more done at work.

Anthony Nakache, managing director for Google in the Middle East & North Africa, said that it is great to see the positive impact Google products have on the daily lives of people in the UAE, local business