Internet usage by establishments in Saudi Arabia reached 96.1% in 2022

Internet usage by establishments in Saudi Arabia reached 96.1% in 2022

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The use of the Internet by establishments in Saudi Arabia has reached 96.1% in 2022, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) revealed. According to the results of the 2022 Survey of Information and Communication Technology Access and Usage by Establishments issued by GASTAT, it stated that the economic activities of the establishments that use Internet the most was the information and communication activities — by 98.9%. As for the second most use of economic activities was in the education activities by 98.6%, followed by the manufacturing industries by 97.6%. GASTAT said that the percentage of establishments that allocated a fixed phone to carry out their economic activity is 58.7%, while there are 76.0% establishments that use a mobile phone to carry out the activity. The percentage of establishments that use computers is 94.6%, GASTAT said, adding that the establishments which trained workers on computer programs and applications amounted to 67.8% from the total establishments that used computers. The establishments that use computers the most, according to economic activities, are the establishments of activities in the field of education by 99.7%, then the financial and insurance activities, and health and social work activities with equal percentages,