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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

10 Facts about the Internet/Tech in 2021 by Varshiini Ramesh

 10 Facts about the Internet/Technology in 2021 (article)

  1. There are over 4.9 billion active internet users in the world. This pandemic has changed people from not using the internet to using the internet since we’re all confined in our homes. 

  2. Google.com is the most used (popular) social network, and it has around 2.80 billion monthly active users. 

  3. Asia has the largest number of internet users (around 2 billion users).

  4. The Google Chrome web browser is now used by 65.9% of internet users around the world.

  5. There are more than 5,760,000 blog posts being posted on the internet every day.

  6. In the United States, the average amount an adult spends on mobile internet every day is 4 hours and 1 minute. 

  7. The U.S. takes third place in the world with 284 million internet users. 

  8. Zoom has been used during the pandemic for meeting purposes by 25% of Americans. 

  9. TikTok is the fastest growing social network app, and it has been downloaded over 2 billion times.

  10.  The three most popular social media platforms are Facebook (2,701,000 users), YouTube (2,000,000 users), and WhatsApp (2,000,000 users).


The internet and social media apps have been used to get through this pandemic because we can’t really have any physical contact with anyone to hear news and/or learn information. The internet/social media apps can be a good thing during this time to stay connected with your family/friends and be aware of global information.


Resources:

https://firstsiteguide.com/internet-stats/

https://www.websitehostingrating.com/internet-statistics-facts/

https://websitesetup.org/news/internet-facts-stats/

https://www.visualoak.com/internet-facts/


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