How many exabytes of data are created worldwide each day?
Technology brutal Data from 2024
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The answer
400 exabytes
The world generates around 400 exabytes of data a day — 400 billion gigabytes. Roughly 90% of all data in existence was created in the last two years, a statistic that has been true continuously for over a decade.
Where this number comes from
| Source | IDC Global DataSphere |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | exabytes |
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