Question

Explain in detail the reasons of exponential growth in Internet usage.

Answer 1

Data is the new oil for the rapid digital transformation of global industries. In November 2018 a research firm IDC predicted that the global datasphere could increase from 33 zettabytes in 2018 to 175 zettabytes by 2025.

There is a wide range of factors for exponential growth in Internet usage.

1. Social media: People are spending more time on social media. In 2012 the average time spent by a person on social media is 90 minutes in 2020 it is grown up to 200 minutes. Alone facebook produces 4 petabytes of data per day. It means 120 petabytes every single month.
2. Internet of things: All the major cities are converted into smart cities. People are using smart devices like Alexa, google home produces a massive amount of data every single data. It is estimated that the IoT devices generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data up to the year 2025.
3. 5g connection: It generates 2.6 times more traffic than the average 4g connection and takes up to 15% of total mobile traffic by 2023.
4. An online Streaming platform like Netflix, Hotstar consumes a lot of data. On an average 3GB is required for 1-hour streaming.
5. Gaming industry: Games like pubg and many more utilizes 40MB to 300MB per hour. At an estimate, 60 petabytes of data will be generated by 2025.