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Asia · #59 · 2025–2026

Yemen: internet and everyday apps

Yemen has about 11 million people online — a penetration rate of 26.8% and rank #59 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 12 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 11 million Penetration 26.8% World rank #59 Updated 2026-11-12
Language العربيةEnglish
TL;DR
  • Yemen has roughly 11 million internet users (11,000,000 people) — about 26.8% of the population and rank #59 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Mobility, Food, News and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Yemen in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
11 million11,000,000 · #59
Penetration
26.8%#203
Population
41 million41,000,000 · #38
GDP
$22B#130
GDP growth
-1.5%#208
GDP per person
$534#214
Land area
528.0k km²#50
Capital
Sanaa
Region
Asia
Official languages
Arabic

How Yemen goes online

Nobody in Sana'a assumes the internet will last the day, or that the power will return on schedule. When the signal comes back, WhatsApp is opened first to reassure family, then Facebook to find out what happened in the city. Small transfers go through Jaib, a phone wallet that lets a household receive money from a relative in another province without a trip to an exchange office. Local news pages on Facebook do the work of a newspaper, and they usually get there before any official statement.

Around 26.8%. With a population of about 41 million and 11 million online, roughly 30 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 12 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

12 Most-used apps

Messaging

2 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009 Telegram Messaging · Telegram FZ-LLC · 2013

Social

2 Most-used apps →
Facebook Social · Meta · 2004 Instagram Social · Meta · 2010

Video

2 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005 TikTok Video · ByteDance · 2016

Shopping

2 Most-used apps →
Amazon Shopping · Amazon.com, Inc. · 1994 noon Shopping · Noon（Emaar 与 PIF 支持） · 2017

Mobility

2 Most-used apps →
Careem Mobility · Uber · 2012 Uber Mobility · Uber Technologies · 2009

Food

1 Most-used apps →
Talabat Food · Delivery Hero · 2004

News

1 Most-used apps →
Al Jazeera News · Al Jazeera Media Network · 2003

Websites people in Yemen actually use

8

The 8 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

News3Banking2Telecom2Transport1
Al-Masdar OnlineNewsalmasdaronline.comIndependent Yemeni news site people read for politics and reports from the provinces. Saba News AgencyNewssaba.yeThe official state news agency, where official statements appear first. Yemen PostNewsyemenpost.netAn English-language site covering politics and the economy. Al-Kuraimi BankBankingkuraimibank.comIslamic microfinance bank whose transfers are a daily necessity for many Yemenis. Central Bank of YemenBankingcentralbank.gov.yeThe central bank: the Yemeni rial and monetary policy. Yemen MobileTelecomyemenmobile.com.yeCDMA operator site for top-ups and bundle renewals when the app is busy. YemenNetTelecomyemen.net.yeThe main internet provider in Sanaa and several governorates. YemeniaTransportyemenia.comYemen’s national airline — schedules and bookings for the Aden and Sanaa routes that still fly.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Yemen are online?

About 11 million (11,000,000 people). That works out to roughly 26.8% of the population, which puts Yemen at #59 in the world for total internet users. Figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026, which draws on ITU and national statistics.

Which apps do people in Yemen use most?

Mostly WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Shopping, Mobility, Food, News. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Yemen?

WhatsApp, Telegram dominate this space. The best-known is WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

How high is internet penetration in Yemen?

Around 26.8%. With a population of about 41 million and 11 million online, roughly 30 million people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

Where do these app facts come from?

Usage figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, based on ITU and national statistics); app details come from each product’s official site. Updated 2026-11-12.

Which websites are most popular in Yemen?

The everyday ones are Al-Masdar Online, Saba News Agency, Al-Kuraimi Bank, plus the other 8 sites listed above. They cover news, shopping, search, banking and official paperwork, and every link points to the official site.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
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