The Ipsos data in 2009 showed that the paper had a readership of 78.8%.[11] The paper has a strong digital footprint, and khaleejtimes.com ranked as No. 15th most popular website in the UAE on June 20, 2018 (Alexa data), ahead of its competitors (none of which was ranked in Top 20 as of June 20, 2018). The online version was the 21st mostly visited website for 2010 in the MENA region.[12]