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Understanding the Millennial Mind-Set and What it Means for Payments in the GCC, Q2 2016 | Visa

Consumer Behavior | GCC

The Millennial generation (those how born between 1980 and 2000) is a more influential segment in the Middle East than in other countries. There are 2 billion Millennials around the world and 86% of them are living in emerging markets.

To get a better understanding and a deeper insight into the Millennial mindset in both UAE and KSA, take a look for the following information produced by Visa Performance Solutions (VPS):

  • Around one-third to one-half of the GCC’s populations under the age of 25, and by 2050, 54% of the population is expected to be below 36 years of age in GCC.
  • GCC Millennials are more likely to be higher spenders than their global peers, particularly in high-value segments such as travel.
  • 48% of Middle Eastern Millennials said they preferred to use digital currency, and this rate was far higher than elsewhere.
  • In 2015, Millennials in the Middle East spent US$15 billion on digital content alone which equates to US$120 per person.
  • In UAE 31% of the population is under 25 years old, and in KSA the equivalent figure is 50%.
  • In UAE, Millennials spend 6.5 hours online each day, compared to 4.5 hours for KSA Millennials. Males in both countries prefer to use a laptop for most of their browsing, while females favor tablets.
  • Although the number of Millennials in KSA is higher than UAE but younger and older UAE Millennials are more likely to engage in online activity which related to e-commerce such as online shopping, checking bank statements, online bill payment, and online remittance.
  • The top 5 online categories that GCC’s Millennials shop for online are electronics, clothing, traveling for leisure, traveling for business and food take away.
  • The majority of UAE populations do their online shopping via phone apps.
  • com is the top websites for online shopping in both KSA and UAE, followed by Amazon in KSA, and Ddubizzle in UAE.
  • The credit card is the most preferred online payment method by Millennials for e-commerce UAE but in KSA credit card is only preferred when purchasing electronics, traveling tickets online.
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Visa

Visa Inc. is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Foster City, California, United States. It facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, gift cards, and debit cards. Visa Inc. is the world’s leader in digital payments with a main mission to connect the world through their most innovative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
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