The Arab market in Israel, in numbers you can cite
Samara is an advertising and marketing communications agency in Haifa that connects brands, public bodies and organisations with Arab society in Israel, through strategy, creative and media that speak the audience's language and culture.
20.9%
Arabs as a share of Israel's population
51%
Arab internet users who shop online
93%
Arab internet users who use WhatsApp
The Arab market on one scale
Each row is one indicator, marked on the same scale, from none to all. Every figure says who was measured, when, and who published it.
- Arab society
- The comparison group
- Dashed ring: an approximate value
Digital and media
96%
Arab adults who use Facebook
90%
Adults in Israel who use Facebook
77%
Arab adults who use TikTok
59%
Adults in Israel who use TikTok
97%
Arab women who use Instagram
86%
Women in Israel who use Instagram
93%
Arab internet users who use WhatsApp
93%
Arab internet users who own a smartphone
Shopping
51%
Arab internet users who shop online
about 15%
Online shopping as a share of purchase turnover in the Arab sector
20%
Online commerce as a share of sales turnover in Israel
Both figures come from the same Google Israel and Isracard study, on different bases: purchase turnover in the Arab sector, sales turnover across Israel. The comparison is approximate, and the Arab sub-sample size is not disclosed.
The article series: the Arab market, topic by topic
Original articles in Hebrew, Arabic and English, each resting on figures from the site.
Population
No article on this topic yet. The figures are already on the site.
Digital and media
Shopping
Finance
Housing
Employment
No article on this topic yet. The figures are already on the site.
Health
No article on this topic yet. The figures are already on the site.
Why you can cite it
One figure from the scale, taken apart. Each part answers a question that anyone quoting the figure has to be able to answer.
51%
- What was measured
- Arab internet users who shop online
- Population
- Arab adults (18+) who use the internet (n=714)
- Period
- 2023-2024
- Verified on
- What it means for marketers
- Half of Arab internet users already buy online and the other half is the growth market; an Arabic site and easy delivery come first.
- Note
- 53% pay bills online. The report says rates in Jewish society are much higher but gives no figure in the summary.
- How to cite
- Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL), “מחוברים אבל (לא) שווים: אי-שוויון דיגיטלי בחברה הערבית (Connected but (not) equal)”, 2023-2024. samara.co.il/en/data/#arab-online-shoppers (verified 11 October 2026)
From the numbers to the campaign
Your ambassadors to the Arab market: the Samara team in Haifa.
Planning a campaign for Arab audiences? We start from the numbers.
Tell us what you're planning and we'll come back with a first direction and the figures behind it.
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- Phone: 03‑6958482
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