Proof Point
Volume of global digital data created expected to grow 35% annually from 4.4 to 163 zettabytes by 2025
Global Digital Data Volume
2013 – 2025F (zettabytes)
Proof Point Findings
- Digital Data Definition – Content created, replicated and consumed using various devices (e.g. mobile phones, smart appliances, CCTVs, traffic systems, etc.) in different formats (e.g. videos, images, texts, and databases)
- Volume Growth – Global digital data expected to increase 10x from 16 zettabytes in 2016 to 163 zettabytes in 2025, growing 35% annually since 2013
- Projected Connection – Average person in 2025 expected to interact with connected device every 18 seconds, nearly 4,800 times daily
- Key Growth Drivers – Include increasing penetration rate of network-connected mobile devices, particularly in emerging markets, and proliferation of Internet-of-Things systems and devices
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Date Last Updated |
October 18, 2018
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