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Egypt: Egyptians spent $2.1 billion on retail E-Commerce

2012/05/18

Egyptians spent $2.1 billion on retail E-Commerce

A report shows that the Egyptians had spent $2.1 billion on retail E-Commerce in 2009.

The report, issued by the Arab Advisors Group, indicated that 35% of the adult Internet users in Egypt use e-commerce, including bill payments.

It also estimated the number of Egypt Internet users who utilize e-commerce to be around 2.36 million which is around 3% of the total population in Egypt.

The VoIP usage among Internet users reached 46.3%. Of the total respondents, 41.6% use special software packages (such as Skype, GoogleTalk) to make calls through the Internet, the survey added.

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