Of all the humans own a mobile phone of some sort. Out of 5 billion mobiles, 1 billion are smartphones.

(In Singapore, 64% of citizens are smartphone users.)

Of all the humans (5.4 billion people) are active texters. In 2015, 266,667

text messages were sent every second.

Of all 5-year old kids in the U.S. are given access to a

smartphone.

Of all photos taken throughout history were in

2015

As of March 2016, there were

5 million articles published in the English Wikipedia. That’s 1 million more

articles since August 2015.

Every month, we create enough

internet traffic to fill 20 billion DVDs. Side by side, that’s 20 times the height of Mt. Everest. It’s also the equivalent of

500 quadrillion textmessages

There are 275 million blogs

on the web.

As of 2015, we create 8.8 zettabytes(8.8 trillion gigabytes) of data per year.

In 2020 it’s expected that the amount will be 44 zettabytes.

There are nearly as many bits of information in the digital universe as there are known stars in our actual universe.

That amount is being doubled every two years.

THE CURRENCY OF DATA WINS THE MARKET

75% 16%Of all people

are active texters. In 2015, 266,667 text messages were

sent every second.

Of all 5-year old children in

the U.S. are given access to a smartphone or tablet.

Of all humans own a mobile phone of some sort.

Out of 5 billion mobile phones, 1 billion are smartphones.

90% 97%

High-frequency trade firms, with the help of computer algorithms, use The Currency of Data to follow trends and to act quickly on their findings.

These specialized algorithms make split-second decisions to buy or sell a commodity. The new cable being laid under the Atlantic will shave 5 milliseconds from the current 65 milliseconds it takes for trading instructions to travel between New

York and London. These 5 milliseconds are so crucial, trade-firms are spending $3.6 M or more yearly to gain that fractional second advantage.

Adopting a similar mindset as trade firms...The inter-enterprise commerce of global industrial manufacturers benefit from next-gen technologies, enabling faster and better decision making.

Real-time information delivers smarter choices by uncovering clues and patterns that lead to more profitable outcomes.

Data is the currency companies use to win the market.

This resource is acquired through a business network and spent to promote reduced cost of operations, faster process execution, automation of key business processes, removal of transactional barriers, seamless information flow between trading partners, and more.

205 billion emails are sent every day.

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