Amazon Alexa use growing in UAE and Saudi with 140m requests in 2024, most common questions revealed
Since the launch, three years ago, Amazon Alexa has brought homes around KSA and UAE seamless, hyper-localized experiences in Khaleeji Arabic, catering to their lifestyles, preferences and needs.
Smart home device adoption in Saudi Arabia and the UAE increased by 35 per cent, as more devices are connected through the hub.
Amazon Alexa in Saudi and UAE
This surge in adoption is also reflected in the number of average interactions per customer, reaching over 180 interactions per customer in the UAE and KSA in December 2024 alone.
Beyond smart home control, Saudi and UAE customers turn to the Amazon smart speaker for a variety of entertainment and spiritual needs.
Spirituality remains to be among the most popular topics for customers in KSA and UAE, with more than 5.1m prayer reminders and 1.69m 'Athkar' actions.
As football continues to rise in popularity in Saudi Arabia, Amazon has recorded more than 5m football-related questions that were made to Alexa by fans across the UAE and KSA.
Of all the local clubs, KSA's Al Hilal is considered the most popular footballing team, with its fans interacting with Alexa four times more often than the fans of Al Nasr.
Football fans also show a keen interest in international clubs. Barcelona emerged as the top international team requested through Alexa in KSA and UAE, followed by Real Madrid and Manchester City.
These clubs continue to captivate fans in the region, with frequent inquiries about matches and key players.
Increasing engagement in the Middle East is attributed to its deep localisation efforts, ensuring that the voice service seamlessly integrates into the lives of regional customers.
The smart speaker supports Khaleeji Arabic, a dialect spoken in the Arabian Peninsula, and provides access to a vast array of localised content, including news, music, and skills.
Dr. Raf Fatani, Regional General Manager, Alexa, MENA: 'We're excited to see how our customers in KSA and the UAE are leveraging Alexa's capabilities to simplify and enrich their daily lives.
'The adoption of Alexa and smart home devices has been truly inspiring. We saw a remarkable 28 per cent growth in Alexa's monthly active customers in KSA and the UAE in 2024.
'This growth underscores our commitment to customer obsession and long-term thinking. Across the region, customers are embracing ambient intelligence, which seamlessly integrates AI, devices, and services to create experiences that are far greater than the sum of their parts.
'At Amazon, we believe it's still Day One and we remain committed to inventing on behalf of our customers.'
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