The amount of data processed, crimes committed, and time wasted on the web is at an all-time high, according to Domo's annual 'internet minute' report.
The internet is a busy place; there's plenty happening every second, whether you're aware of it or not. As web analytics firm Domo notes in its annual "internet minute" report, the 12th edition of which is out today, "data never sleeps."
Each year, Domo adds new features to a colorful wheel showing average stats per minute. Last year's inclusion of 30 DDoS attacks per minute (30) was a startling highlight, as was how many streams Taylor Swift earned every 60 seconds (69,400). To compare some stats that are (almost) ever-present on the list:
Sometimes, Domo switches up the type of stats it delivers for the same brand. In 2021, for example, Domo reported that Zoom hosted 856 webinars per minute; this year it says that 288 people download the Zoom app every minute.
AI was hard to escape in 2024, but Domo's graphic only has a few AI-related entries. The obvious one is that Google's Gemini gets 8,574 visitors per minute. Siri, which got a small Apple Intelligence boost this year, answers 1.04 million questions per minute.
That said, Domo already released a standalone Data Never Sleeps: AI Edition report earlier this year. That one spelled out the number of Dall-E images (1,389), ChatGPT prompts (6,944), college papers flagged for AI plagiarism (52), and deepfakes (1) that happen every minute. Perhaps the worst stat is that 185 gallons of water cool ChatGPT supercomputers every minute.
The biggest bummer on this year's list: The number of personal records compromised by data breaches every minute is 4,080. That's 5,875,200 per day. The good news, for retailers at least, is that global shoppers spent $43.6 million every minute during Cyber Week.
It's not in the wheel, but Domo also notes that the number of internet users has shot up to 5.52 billion (with a B), which is 67.5% of the world's population. A decade ago, it was 3 billion.