UAE Users
9.7Mmillion
1.0% from last period
National Digital Intelligence Platform
United Arab EmiratesAD
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Facebook & Meta Platforms
Meta's Facebook ecosystem in UAE — engagement, censorship, and influence operations
Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Detected
UAE/Egypt influence operation linked to Newave (UAE) and New Waves (Egypt)
CIB ACTIVE
Facebook Intelligence Overview
Meta platform activity in UAE
User Growth & Engagement Trend
12-month trend of UAE Facebook users
Sentiment Distribution
Overall sentiment on Facebook
Age Demographics
UAE Facebook user age breakdown by gender
18-24
F: 15.5%M: 13.1%
25-34
F: 43.7%M: 8.1%
35-44
F: 26.8%M: 3.1%
45-54
F: 10%M: 0.9%
55-64
F: 2.7%M: 0.5%
Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) Details
Accounts Removed
259
Pages Removed
102
Page Followers
13.7M+
Ad Spend
$167,000
Attribution: Newave (UAE) & New Waves (Egypt)
CIB operations detected
UAE/Egypt influence operation (259 accounts, 102 pages removed Aug 2019)
Coordinated inauthentic behavior