How many Google searches are being performed today? And how many posts are published on Facebook? In which countries are cyberattacks being reported right now? What is the most used browser ? At what rate is the number of internet users growing ? And the number of websites?
Here are four online tools to learn about these and many other interesting facts.
In some cases, these are statistical projections executed in real time . In others, they are real-world data collected from various sources. There's nothing like comparing them and drawing your own conclusions.
1. Internet Live Stats
It shows the real-time growth in Internet user numbers , including the number of websites, emails sent, Google searches, hacked sites, sales of computers, mobile phones, and tablets. The different growth rates of the buy bulk sms service number of active users on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and Pinterest are striking. In the Trends section, you can see, among other data, the number of Internet users by country and their penetration as a percentage of the total population: China tops the list, with more than 641 million users (more than double that of the United States), and Nigeria ranks among the top ten , with 67 million users and a 16% increase in the last year.
Internet Live Stats
2. The Internet in Real Time
This Penystocks page color-codes everything from the number of Amazon purchases to downloads on Google Play and the App Store, to WhatsApp accounts created , Facebook and Yelp check-ins, and Skype call minutes logged.
The Internet in Real Time
3. StatCounter Global Stats
It offers graphs showing the evolution, from 2008 to the present, in the use of Internet browsers, operating systems, types of search engines, and social networks . Searches can be narrowed down by time period and geographic area (global or by country), and presented in line graphs, bar charts, or maps . For example: Google Chrome is now the most widely used search engine worldwide, followed by Internet Explorer, which is in sharp decline, and Firefox, which has yet to take off... although in Spain, Firefox has overtaken Explorer. In Spain, 75% of mobile phones use Android, compared to 21% that use iOS... but in the United States, iOS has a 51% share and Android 42%.