80% of Palestinians have home internet, nearly everyone has a smartphone

 

 

The Palestinian Ministry of Communication released some statistics that show that Palestinians are among the better connected people of the world.

Some 4.2 million have mobile phones–that’s equivalent to 85% of the total population. The survey, though, said that some 75% of all above the age of 10 have their own mobile phone, while some 87% of all above 10 use a mobile phone, presumably the family phone.

About 80% of Palestinian families have internet access at home.86% of those aged 10 and above use social networks, the number reaching 90% in the West Bank.

These are not exactly third-world numbers, here.