Some UAE residents have up to 5 social media accounts. Here’s why

Some UAE residents have up to 5 social media accounts. Here’s why

Dubai resident ML's day begins with browsing through social media. "I have five accounts. One is the public account on which I have my family, relatives and acquaintances. The private account is for my friends; my parents are unaware of it. I also have three other accounts - one details my hobby, another to sell items and a third to post memes."

On Tuesday, the UAE was named the world's social media capital by a study based on the data of World Population Review, which showed that there are more Facebook users registered in the UAE than the population in the country.

According to Filipino school student Annie T, several of her friends have multiple social media accounts for various reasons. "For instance, they have an art account for posting art, advertising their art for commissions, or viewing art on their timeline. Then they have a separate account for their fandoms and interests. If they are a fan of something, they use this account to interact with people with the same interests and hobbies, etc. And lastly, a personal account."

The study revealed that UAE consumers, on average, spend seven hours and 29 minutes on the Internet each day, the 13th highest in