Egypt Internet users reach 44.5 million in May

The number of Internet users in Egypt reached 44.5 million in June 2014, up 33.82 percent from a year ago, the latest data from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology indicated on Thursday.

Monthly Internet users increased 5.2 percent in May 2014, bringing the total percentage of Internet users in Egypt to 52.35 percent of the population.

The number of mobile phone subscribers increased by 7.6 percent to 101.76 million in May 2014 from May 2013, when they had reached 94.57 million.