According to research from Hootsuite and We Are Social , published this week by The Next Web , the last 3 months saw some significant changes in trends and statistics for the great tool we use every day: the Internet.
Figures on Internet use
- There are 8 million more users on the Internet since April 2017
- The number of active users on social networks grew by 4% , which translates to 121 million more users
- The population of Internet users amounts to 3.819 billion , which is equivalent to half of the world’s population: O
Mobile internet access
- Of the total internet users, 92% access from a mobile
- The 67% of the world population has a mobile phone
- 2.3G of mobile data are used monthly on each smartphone
Use of the social network
- The 40% of Internet users actively use social networks
- The top 5 of the most used social networks are: Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Ozone, Tumblr . And out of the top5 follow Twitter.
How do these developments impact the freelance and entrepreneurial world?
All this information shows us again that the Internet impacts more and more in our day to day life and that we must not only learn to live with it but to get the most out of it. That is why we give you the following tips to make the most of it:
- The mobile world is here to stay. Don’t be left without an app for your business! We tell you how to put it together
- And if you prefer to stick with the traditional web format, here are some tips to make it compatible with smartphones
- Security is a key point to avoid falling into cyber attacks. Here you can see how to take care of yourself.
- Social networks are an ally to reach all your customers. An expert professional can help you put together a strategy and manage it.
- Your business needs to have an online presence, why not build a website? Here we show you how much it could cost you
- Start selling your products through an ecommerce site.
- With YouTube as the 2nd most used network, you need an ally who creates impressive videos to make yourself known
