According to a report by Statista, the total amount of data created, captured, copied, and consumed globally is forecast to increase rapidly. It reached 64.2 zettabytes in 2020. Over the years up to 2025, global data creation is projected to grow to more than 180 zettabytes.
Another source, Section, estimates that every day we are generating over 2.5 quintillion or 2.5 exabytes of data. This number is also increasing, with estimates that by 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day.
It’s difficult to imagine the sheer volume of data that exists on the internet today. To put it into perspective, consider this: the total amount of data created, captured, copied and consumed in the world was 33 zettabytes in 2018.
Source:
(1) Data growth worldwide 2010-2025 | Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871513/worldwide-data-created/.
(2) How Much Data Is on the Internet? – Section.
(3) The world’s data explained: how much we’re producing and where it’s all …. https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-data-explained-how-much-were-producing-and-where-its-all-stored-159964.
(4) How Much Data Is Created Every Day? +27 Staggering Stats – SeedScientific. https://seedscientific.com/how-much-data-is-created-every-day/.
(5) Chart: A Minute on the Internet in 2021 | Statista. https://www.statista.com/chart/25443/estimated-amount-of-data-created-on-the-internet-in-one-minute/.