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27.03.2021

Number of Facebook Users in Armenia Surpasses 1,8 million

Number of Facebook users grew 17% in January 2021 compared to the year before and reached 1.8 million according to …

27.03.2021

Samsung, Apple dominate mobile vendor marketshare in Armenia, with Xiaomi catching up fast

While researching smartphone usage, I stumbled upon some interesting statistics today, which demonstrate that Samsung and Apple continue to dominate …

14.12.2020

Google Maps explained: why are there no borders around Nagorno-Karabakh

Google Maps has a handy feature, where it highlights the borders around the countries, which are recognized as member states …

26.11.2020

Armenian Government Publishes The List of Artsakh Communities Passed under Azerbaijan’s Control

The Government of Armenia has published the list of 121 towns and villages that have been captured by Azerbaijan during …

Chart of internet use in Armenia between 2000 and 2020

16.10.2020

Internet penetration rate has declined in Armenia in 2020 according to ITU

Struggling to do some actual work in these troubled times and working on a couple of international reports, I was …

12.01.2020

The Cost of Corruption

Yerevan authorities have announced plans to replace 500 elevators in the upcoming year, having considered the incomes of the municipality and the savings from 2019 budget.

05.01.2020

Record number of passengers in Yerevan airport; new, affordable flight routs to Armenia

Zvartnots International Airport’s yearly passenger flow exceeded 3,000,000 for the first time in its history. Meanwhile, on January 3rd Ryanair budget airline announced new twice weekly routes from Gyumri to Athens and from Yerevan to Thessaloniki.