Summary: al-Hesbah forum is the premier Salafyist/Jihadist type forum currently in existance. The site claims thousands of members and on those rare occasions when the administrators allow people to sign up prospective members are subject to a careful screening process. When major media stories refer to a mysterious "password-protected forum known to be used by Islamic extremists" they are most often referring to al-Hesbah.

Looking at the readership by region, the Gulf Arab states (28.69%) and Europe (21.72%) combine to represent fully 50% of the al-Hesbah readership. The Levant places third in our survey at 11.48% and the strong showing of the Maghreb in our previous reports continues, representing 10.25% of the readership (the vast majority of whom are in Morocco. In Europe the United Kindom is tied for "First Place" with Germany, followed closely by France and Sweden.