Saudi Internet Report 2025.
The fifth edition of CST's annual look at how Saudis use the internet. The headline is AI: close to half of internet users now use AI tools, more than double a year earlier. It also covers speeds, data use and time spent online.
By Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) · Jul 18, 2026
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The fifth edition of CST's annual look at how Saudis use the internet. The headline is AI: close to half of internet users now use AI tools, more than double a year earlier. It also covers speeds, data use and time spent online.
Key findings
- 45.2% of Saudi internet users now use AI tools, more than twice the previous year's level.
- Women adopt AI faster than men (52.8% vs 39.4%), and 20-29 year-olds lead at 55.7%; ChatGPT, Gemini and DeepSeek are the most-downloaded AI apps.
- 61.3% of users spend seven or more hours online every day.
- Average mobile data use is 53 GB per person per month, about three times the global average.
- Median mobile download speed reached 216 Mbps, putting the Kingdom in the G20 top five; internet use among 60-74 year-olds rose to 92.8%.
Why it matters
With almost half of Saudi users on AI tools and most online seven hours a day, brands need to plan for discovery happening inside AI assistants as well as on social platforms.
About this report
Published by Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST), 2026-07-18. Free to download. Get the full report from Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST)