The whole world's internet · human vs machine

1 in 1,000 human by 2031? The prediction vs the data.

Internet traffic volume: human vs machine, 1969 → today → forecast

machine bytes = model

Exabytes per month, log scale (each gridline is 100× the one below). Same basis for both lines: bytes moved. Shaded = forecast (dark 50%, light 90%).

Solid = measured · dashed = interpolated/modelled · dotted + shaded = forecast. Hover for each year's sources.

Linked to the volume chart: hover either one and both follow.