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Social Media in Bangladesh Now & Forever

Kazi Monirul Kabir Creative Strategist - Innovation Enthusiast - Design Thinker - Social Entrepreneur - Evangelist at Google @monirul 07/11/2013 Dhaka

An year ago Bangladesh’s Internet scenario looked something like this …

Source : wearesocial.sg / Nov 2012

But by the time we are in this slide …

19 + Bangladeshis 12 new Fb Users

Source : wearesocial.sg / Nov 2012

120 new Mobile Subscribers

We are essentially “one” of the fastest growing connected population of the world

Source : BTRC/ Sep 2013

+ 2.5 Million

+ 4 Million

+ 12 Million

+ 5 Million

Growth of Social Media driven by wide access of Internet is revolutionizing societies and economies

Can Social media be the key means of sharing information and experience online in Bangladesh ?

However Social Media engagement in Bangladesh is limited to Facebook and Blogging only

Low Internet Penetration + Media Dark People

Social Media Driven Changes

Source : wearesocial.sg / Nov 2012

More people access radio programs through their mobile phones than on a radio

Source : wearesocial.sg / Nov 2012

Bangladesh houses the correct mix of explosive mobile internet driven social and economic growth

The new democratization of Bangladesh

New definition of fame

Economic Empowerment of Social Junkies

But some one might just change the way we look at internet …

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