What Happens in an Internet Minute in 2018?

What happens in an internet minute in 2018? Well, a lot more that you or I would think. Every year, @LoriLewis and @OfficiallyChadd compile the numbers–and publish the graphic as seen above.

In an minute, here are 16 things that happen on the internet:

• 973,000 people log into Facebook.
• 18 million text messages are sent.
• 4.3 million videos are viewed on YouTube.
• 375,000 apps are downloaded on the Google Play Store and the App Store.
• 174,000 people are scrolling through Instagram.
• 481,000 tweets are sent.
• 1.1 million swipes occur on Tinder.
• 187 million emails are sent.
• 936,073 views on Twitch
• 67 voice-activated devices are shipped (e.g., Amazon Echos)
• 38 million voice mail messages are left.
• 25,000 GIFs are sent via Facebook Messenger.
• 2.4 Million Snaps are created on Snapchat.
• $862,823 US dollars are spent online.
• 266,000 hours are watched on Netflix.
• 3.7 million search queries are performed on Google.

I’m actually surprised at the number of Amazon Echos that are shipped very minute, I would have thought that that number would be higher than it is. Being in the search industry, I really have to admit that I didn’t know how may search queries are performed on Google every minute. 3.7 million search queries a minute, though, is a lot!