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  "id": 17760873,
  "title": "Internet usage in Saudi Arabia reaches 99.6% in 2026, GASTAT reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/internet-usage-in-saudi-arabia-reaches-99-6-in-2026-gastat-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:30:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665922/saudi-arabia/internet-usage-in-saudi-arabia-reaches-996-in-2026-gastat-reports"
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  "summary": "RIYADH — Internet usage in Saudi Arabia reached 99.6 percent among individuals aged 15 to 74 in 2026, while social networking participation stood at 99.7 percent among internet users, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The authority’s ICT Access and Usage Statistics by Households and Individuals 2026 report showed that internet usage reached 99.8 percent among Saudi males…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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