Key Takeaways
- Digital news websites in Dubai attracted 25 million monthly unique visitors in 2023.
- Gulf News online pageviews exceeded 100 million monthly in Dubai market 2023.
- 85% of Dubai internet users accessed news via mobile apps in 2023.
- Dubai Film Festival showcased 250 films from 60 countries in 2023 edition.
- Dubai's film production incentives attracted 150 international projects worth AED 2 billion in 2023.
- 45 studios in Dubai Media City produced 300 hours of feature films in 2023.
- Circulation of Gulf News, Dubai's leading English daily, reached 120,000 print copies daily in 2023.
- Khaleej Times printed 85,000 copies per day on average in Dubai in 2022.
- Dubai's Arabic newspapers like Al Bayan had 60,000 daily circulation in 2023.
- Dubai's radio sector had 22 licensed stations in 2023, broadcasting in 10 languages.
- Radio listenership in Dubai averaged 2.5 hours per day per capita in 2022, with music stations at 60% share.
- Virgin Radio Dubai reached 1.2 million weekly listeners in 2023.
- Dubai's television industry produced over 1,500 hours of local Arabic content in 2023, with 60% focused on drama series aired on channels like Dubai TV.
- In 2022, MBC Group, headquartered in Dubai Media City, reached 140 million viewers across the MENA region through its 15 TV channels.
- Dubai TV channels invested AED 450 million in sports broadcasting rights for 2023, including exclusive FIFA World Cup coverage.
Dubai’s media boom is driven by mobile-first digital audiences, soaring video and social engagement, and major ad spend in 2023.
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How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.
AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.
AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.
AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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David Sutherland. "Dubai Media Industry Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/dubai-media-industry-statistics.
David Sutherland. 2026. "Dubai Media Industry Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/dubai-media-industry-statistics.
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