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Rise of the Internet, Web, and Social Media

  • Internet User Total

    Internet User Total
    In 2014, the total number of internet users grew to 2.8 billion. This is important to the history of the internet to show how much it will grow over the years.
  • Smartphone Accessibility

    Smartphone Accessibility
    In the year 2015, more than 68 percent of U.S. adults owed a smartphone. This gave millions the ability to access the internet, web, and social media at anytime.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook adds the ability to create live video on their platform. This gave new content to the public and added more controversy.
  • Social Media Users

    In 2015, there were 2.2 billion social media active users.
  • Internet User Total

    Internet User Total
    In 2019, the total number of internet users grew to 4.1 billion. An increase of 1.3 billion people over 5 years.
  • Streaming Services

    Streaming Services
    Disney Plus launched it's new streaming service, adding to the new rise of streaming companies and the way wee see content.
  • Social Media Users

    3.4 billion active social media users in 2019. An increase of 1.2 billion since 2015.
  • 5g Internet

    5g Internet
    5g will start to service the public, promising even faster internet speeds.