10 Incredible Digital Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

Saurav Pandey October 8, 2024

More Than Half the World is Online

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There Are Over 1.7 Billion Websites

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The First Website is Still Active

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YouTube’s First Video is Only 18 Seconds

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Social Media is Stronger Than TV

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Google Processes Over 8.5 Billion Searches Daily

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The Deep Web is Much Larger Than the Surface Web

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Cybercrime is a Trillion-Dollar Business

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The Internet Weighs as Much as a Strawberry

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