1990 In 1990 internet users accounted for only 0.05% of the world’s population

1995 Amazon and eBay launched1998 PayPal launched

1999 Music available to download over the internet

2000 Tesco launches online shopping

2002 Number of internet users rose to 9% of the worlds population

2007 Apple launched it’s first iPhone

2009 2.5 billion devices connected to the internet

2010 Number of internet users rose to 67% of the worlds population

2013 Shopping by smartphone and tablet increased by 18% in 2013 in the UK

2014 Mobile phones and tablets estimated to be used for 6% of all retail sales in UK

2020 Estimated to be 30 billion devices connected to the internet

The March of Progress

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