Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Instant messaging Audience in United Arab Emirates

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Instant messaging in United Arab Emirates — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Instant messaging has an estimated audience of 3,312,257 people in United Arab Emirates.

#1among Content type in United Arab Emirates
#82among Topic in United Arab Emirates
#12in Internet & Social Media

The average Instant messaging fan in United Arab Emirates is 35.7 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Dubai.

The audience is concentrated in Dubai, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Emirate of Sharjah.

Top brand affinities include WhatsApp, Social network, Android (operating system), with strongest over-indexing on WhatsApp (2.35× the country average).

Demographically, the Instant messaging audience skews more male with an average age of 35.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Travelling, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 6 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Instant messaging fan in United Arab Emirates is more male, around 35.7 years old, with strong Travelling tendencies and a notable affinity for WhatsApp.

Category: Internet & Social Media · Type: Topic · Subtype: Content type

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Instant messaging profile in United Arab Emirates.

Audience size
3.3M
in United Arab Emirates
Gender
29.2%
70.8% male
Age
35.7
average years
Country rank
#125
Topic in United Arab Emirates
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-33%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Instant messaging fans

29.2% are female, 70.8% are male, average age 35.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

29.2%
Female
70.8%
Male
Demographic split for Instant messaging audience in United Arab Emirates
MetricValue
Female29.2%
Male70.8%
Average age35.7
Estimated audience size3,312,257
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 35.7
average years
Age distribution of the Instant messaging audience in United Arab Emirates
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2937%
30-3930%
40-4915%
50+6%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

1.0%

of the worldwide Instant messaging audience comes from United Arab Emirates.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Instant messaging
CountryShare
United States19.0%
Brazil6.4%
India5.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Arab Emirates average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Instant messaging audience in United Arab Emirates is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Instant messaging fans by region: top regions in United Arab Emirates
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Fujairah~90K1.16×
02Ras Al Khaimah~200K1.04×
03Emirate of Ajman~300K0.98×
04Emirate of Sharjah~700K0.91×
05Emirate of Abu Dhabi~1M0.85×
06Dubai~2M0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Instant messaging audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Instant messaging audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01WhatsAppInternet & Social Media2.35×
02Social networkInternet & Social Media2.02×
03Android (operating system)Technology & Electronics2.01×
04Google MapsInternet & Social Media1.80×
05MonarchyPolitics & Society1.79×
06Western AsiaTravel & Leisure1.78×
07PizzaFood & Beverages1.77×
08World Wide WebInternet & Social Media1.74×
09EmailTechnology & Electronics1.71×
10MammalPets & Animals1.71×
11PriceShopping1.69×
12TelecommunicationTechnology & Electronics1.64×
13CountryTravel & Leisure1.64×
14Telecommunications equipmentTechnology & Electronics1.61×
15CorporationBusiness & Career1.59×
16GeographyBusiness & Career1.58×
17EconomyBusiness & Career1.56×
18Free softwareTechnology & Electronics1.55×
19Arabian PeninsulaTravel & Leisure1.52×
20EconomicsBusiness & Career1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Instant messaging audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Instant messaging audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TravellingTHRILL1.40×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.29×
Social Media UsageJOY1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Instant messaging audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.68×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.75×
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM0.99×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Instant messaging have in United Arab Emirates?

Instant messaging has an estimated audience of 3,312,257 people in United Arab Emirates, concentrated in Dubai and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

02

What is the gender split and age of Instant messaging fans?

29.2% of Instant messaging fans are female, 70.8% are male, with an average age of 35.7 years.

03

Which brands do Instant messaging fans like most?

Instant messaging fans show strongest brand affinity for WhatsApp (2.35×), Social network (2.02×), and Android (operating system) (2.01×) over the country average.

04

Where do Instant messaging fans live in United Arab Emirates?

Instant messaging fans in United Arab Emirates are most concentrated in Dubai (reach ~2M), Emirate of Abu Dhabi (reach ~1M), and Emirate of Sharjah (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Instant messaging fans also like?

Beyond Instant messaging itself, the audience over-indexes on Social network (2.02×), Android (operating system) (2.01×), Google Maps (1.8×), and Western Asia (1.78×) compared to the United Arab Emirates average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Arab Emirates who actively search for Instant messaging. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Arab Emirates. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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