Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
12.5%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
66.0%
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
290
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g. document, picture, video), both sexes (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 12.5% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 66.0%, and the mean is 60.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 1,580.6%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 37.6%).
Proportion of youth and adults that sent messages (e.g. e-mail): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 93.8% | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 89.6% | 2022 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 88.2% | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 87.6% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bahrain | 86.9% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 86.2% | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 86.0% | 2020 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 81.2% | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 79.6% | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 78.7% | 2023 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 76.8% | 2023 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 72.7% | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 72.4% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 16 | Malaysia | 72.2% | 2023 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 17 | Singapore | 69.8% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 66.4% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 66.1% | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 66.0% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 21 | Kuwait | 63.8% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 60.5% | 2022 | up 1,580.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 58.8% | 2016 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 24 | Qatar | 58.7% | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 57.5% | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 49.4% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 45.5% | 2020 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 42.5% | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 42.1% | 2023 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 30 | Morocco | 41.5% | 2021 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 37.7% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 32 | Belarus | 36.9% | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 33 | Mexico | 31.5% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 34 | Brazil | 31.3% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 24.1% | 2022 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 23.6% | 2021 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 18.6% | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 38 | Thailand | 17.2% | 2020 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.5% | 2023 | up 28.9% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release