The average time spent watching television (TV) in Saudi Arabia in 2020 was about 5.38 hours, compared to about 3.2 hours in Kuwait. The total advertising expenditure in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region fell by 22 percent in 2020.
Average television viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2015 to 2020, by country (in hours)
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Ipsos. (May 17, 2021). Average television viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2015 to 2020, by country (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274099/mena-average-tv-viewing-time-by-country/
Ipsos. "Average television viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2015 to 2020, by country (in hours)." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274099/mena-average-tv-viewing-time-by-country/
Ipsos. (2021). Average television viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2015 to 2020, by country (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274099/mena-average-tv-viewing-time-by-country/
Ipsos. "Average Television Viewing Time in The Middle East and North Africa Region from 2015 to 2020, by Country (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274099/mena-average-tv-viewing-time-by-country/
Ipsos, Average television viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2015 to 2020, by country (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274099/mena-average-tv-viewing-time-by-country/ (last visited May 27, 2024)
Average television viewing time in the Middle East and North Africa region from 2015 to 2020, by country (in hours) [Graph], Ipsos, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274099/mena-average-tv-viewing-time-by-country/