The use of technology has been boosted quite substantially
since the lockdown due to COVID-19. It is evident that the technology and data
have taken a more important role in our daily lives more than ever. People are browsing
through internet more frequently.
With the increased intensity of digital world, data is
constantly being generated every second. New data is being generated at such a
great speed that our brains cannot comprehend. Every click, like, share, ad, ride,
transaction, etc. adds up to the data currently present on the internet.
There are billions and billions of hours registered on the
streaming services whereas about 500,000 people engage with the content on
reddit every minute. YouTube users upload more than 500 hours of content every
minute.
Take a look at the following infographic to visualize and
put the internet and data into perspective.
Infographic by: domo.com