In 2022 Video Made Up (82% of Internet Traffic)

The growth of video consumption

Video consumption is growing at a rapid pace, here are the most recent statistics:

• Video made up 82% of all internet traffic in 2022.

• Over 2.6 billion people use YouTube every month.

• Google, Meta, Netflix, Apple & Amazon takes the lead.

• Streaming, Gaming and Social Media gobbles traffic.

• 1 hour on YouTube or Netflix at 1080p = ~3 GB traffic.

• 1 hours of 4K at YouTube= ~20 GB traffic!

Source: https://www.synthesia.io/post/video-statistics

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87

https://www.androidauthority.com/how-much-data-does-youtube-use-964560/

In the Future that is Increasing More

Future outlook predicts more users, more devices and definitely more video:

• Internet users worldwide is growing by 10% every year.

• 96% of users have watched an explainer video in 2022.

According to CISCO, video and other applications continue to be of enormous demand in today’s home, but there will be significant bandwidth demands with the application requirements of the future, even beyond the forecast period of 2023.

A scenario with video applications of the future is explored; todays bandwidth is a fraction of what is required!

Source: https://www.synthesia.io/post/video-statistics

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/executive-perspectives/annual-internet-report/white-paper-c11-741490.html

These year-over-year demands can be met with BECTing (video reduction), which can decrease the size of video by 80%, to enable meeting MORE demand with LESS resources, extending them for years to come.

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