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Israel Internet Usage and Marketing Report

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Israel - officially the State of Israel - is a country in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Also adjacent are the West Bank to the east and Gaza Strip to the southwest. Israel is the world's only predominantly Jewish state with a population of about 7.2 million people, of which approximately 5.62 million are Jewish. The largest ethnic minority group is the segment denominated as Arab citizens of Israel, while minority religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Druze, Samaritans and others, most of which are found within the Arab segment. In November 1947 the United Nations decided on partition of Palestine into a Jewish state, an Arab state, and a UN-administered Jerusalem. Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948 and neighboring Arab states attacked the next day. Since then, Israel has fought a series of wars with neighboring Arab states. International borders remain in dispute, however Israel has signed peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, though the conflict with the Palestinians has not met with success so far.

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Internet Usage Statistics
5,263,146 Internet users as of May/08, 74.0% of the population, according to TNS.

Latest Population Estimate
7,353,985 population for 2010, according to the US Census Bureau.

Gross National Income:
GNI per capita is US$ 26,843 for 2010 according to I.M.F.

Israel Country Area (Size):
20,991 sq km and the population density is 339 persons per sq km.

Internet Growth and Population Statistics

YEAR	Users	Population	% Pop.	Usage Source
2000	1,270,000	6,986,639	18.2 %	ITU
2008	5,263,146	7,112,358	74.0 %	TNS
2010	5,263,146	7,353,985	71.6 %	TNS

Israel Search Engines and Directories:

Search Engines and Directories

Recommended Web Sites

Facts about Israel - Ministry of Foreigh Affairs

Israel Country Profile by the BBC

New Jerusalem Post
Breaking news from Israel and the Middle East

Travel to Israel Warning
Travel advice from the US Department of State

JTA - Global News Service
Breaking news, investigative reporting, in-depth analysis, opinion and
features on current events and issues of interest to the Jewish people.

Old Jews Telling Jokes
Storytelling is a Jewish tradition. Jokes are like stories, but shorter
and funnier. Old jokes provide a window to the culture of a bygone era.


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IWS

Israel Telecommunications Premium Reports

Israel Fixed Line Market, Broadband and Digital Media Overview and Statistics
Israel has one of the highest household broadband penetration rates in the world, building on even higher Internet penetration. Market competition is fierce, both between cable and DSL infrastructures and between ISPs. Israel’s very high broadband penetration rate provides great potential for triple play and digital media market developments. Both Bezeq, together with its satellite TV subsidiary YES, and HOT, the merged operating entity of the three Israeli cable TV companies, have the potential to easily deliver triple play services, as each possesses both content and delivery mechanisms. This potential has yet to be realised. See report Table of Contents


Israel Key Statistics, Telecommunications Market and Regulatory Overviews Israel has made excellent progress in opening up its telecom sector to competition. Since the mid-1990s, four mobile operators, six international service providers, three regional-monopoly cable TV providers as well as a satellite TV provider, all facility-based, have been issued general licences, and over 200 special licences have been issued for the provision of value-added services. The market is dominated by fixed-line incumbent Bezeq, which is in process of being further privatised after previous failed attempts. This report provides an overview and analysis of the Israeli telecom market and includes the latest available statistical data on the major market segments. In addition, this report covers key regulatory issues such as privatisation, liberalisation and interconnection. See Table of Contents

Israel Mobile Communications Market Report
This report gives an overview of Israel’s highly developed mobile telecoms market, which has one of the highest penetration rates in the world. The difficulties of growth through new customer acquisition and voice tariff competition have led the operators to focus on mobile data as a source of revenue growth but so far without success. Third generation services have been launched by the three major operators and even faster HSDPA has been introduced into the market. Success in selling mobile content and applications is essential to combat falling revenue, profits and ARPU. See more here

Israel Country Profile - Web Sites

The Economist about Israel

Israel Profile in CIA Factbook

Israel Wikipedia Profile
The Internet Free Encyclopedia.



Israel Internet Usage - Notes and Demographics

Ninety percent of Israeli teens use Internet
July 14, 2009 - The penetration rate of the Internet in Israel continues to rise, with 4.3 million users over the age of 13 at the end of 2008, according to Israel’s business daily Globes as reported today in its online edition and based on a survey by TIM/Teleseker. About 77 percent of Jewish households had Internet access at the end of 2008, up from 73% in 2007. Of Israeli Jews over the age of 18, 71% surf the web, while 56% of Israelis over 50, and 90% of Israelis aged 13-17 do so. Most households (51%) have three or more surfers, 32% have two and only 16% have just one. A breakdown by demographics found that 51% of Israeli Internet users are men and 49% are women. Eighty-one percent of people with a higher education use the Internet, compared with 71% of the general population.

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