Every day several internet users involve in various online activities. This makes them to fall victims for online threats like phishing attacks and ethical hacking etc. In 2007, the internet population was 1.319 billion and by 2012, it has reached 2.26 billion.
The infograph below gives complete information about various online activities then and now.
Search:
In 2007, there were 1.2 billion search queries made by various users.
In 2012, the number of search queries has raised to 4.7 billion.
Email:
In 2007, 97 billion emails were sent by various email users.
In 2012, the number of emails drafted has increased to 419 billion.
Instant messaging:
In 2005, over 12 billion instant messages were sent by several internet users.
By 2009, the instant messages number has reached 47 billion.
Mobile traffic:
In 2000, the average global mobile traffic data was 2.5 Petabytes.
By 2011, the global mobile traffic data has reached to 20 Petabytes.
There has been phenomenal change in several other internet activities such as gaming, e-commerce and e-banking etc.
