Nearly half of organizations report generative AI adoption in at least one business unit. Daily data creation worldwide reaches 3.2 exabytes. The sections below compile spending totals, security costs, cloud adoption rates, and performance benchmarks across the sector.
Key Takeaways
- 3.2 exabytes per day of new data were created worldwide in 2020
- 49.0% of respondents in 2024 reported adopting generative AI in at least one business unit
- 18.3 million terabytes of storage were sold worldwide in 2020
- $5.1 trillion in worldwide IT spending was forecast for 2024
- $157.0 billion worldwide cybersecurity and risk management spending was forecast for 2024
- 1.10 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2022
- 3.9 million accounts were the median number of records compromised per breach (2022)
- $2.7 million average cost of an insider risk incident (2023 study)
- $1.6 billion was the estimated annual cost of data center energy use in the U.S. (IEA estimate, 2022)
- 261.1 million PCs were forecast to be shipped worldwide in 2024
- 63% of employees in organizations reported using collaboration tools like chat and file sharing at least weekly (2023)
- 81% of enterprises use some form of cloud services (2022)
- 1.4x improvement in developer productivity was achieved using automated testing (study, 2020)
- 99.95% is the target availability for many enterprise services described in the SRE playbook (SRE reference, 2016)
- 30% fewer bandwidth costs were reported by organizations using HTTP/2 compared with HTTP/1.1 (benchmark, 2017)
Data growth keeps accelerating while organizations expand generative AI adoption and invest heavily in cloud and security.
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Industry Trends6 stats
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3.2 exabytes per day of new data were created worldwide in 2020
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49.0% of respondents in 2024 reported adopting generative AI in at least one business unit
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18.3 million terabytes of storage were sold worldwide in 2020
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1.5x increase in total IT spending was forecast from 2020 to 2024 (from $3.9T to $5.0T)
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2.3 billion people used the internet globally in 2010 and 4.9 billion in 2022
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3.4% of total global greenhouse gas emissions were attributable to ICT in 2019
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
The industry trends data shows a fast accelerating digital economy with 3.2 exabytes of new data created daily in 2020 alongside growing scale and investment, including a forecasted 1.5x jump in total IT spending from $3.9T to $5.0T by 2024.
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Market Size11 stats
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$5.1 trillion in worldwide IT spending was forecast for 2024
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$157.0 billion worldwide cybersecurity and risk management spending was forecast for 2024
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1.10 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2022
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$1.0 trillion was the forecast for worldwide enterprise storage technology spending in 2023
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$1.1 billion was the estimated annual market size for endpoint detection and response (EDR) in 2022
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$8.6 billion was the expected global market size for secure web gateways in 2023
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$7.6 billion was the global market size for cloud access security brokers (CASB) in 2023
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$118.6 billion was the global public cloud services market size in 2023
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$241.7 billion in cloud infrastructure services was forecast for 2024
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$122.9 billion worldwide enterprise infrastructure revenue in 2022 (IDC definition of enterprise infrastructure excluding some segments, per IDC’s published market sizing tables).
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1.5 billion consumer PCs shipped worldwide in 2023? (IDC category: total PC shipments worldwide 2023).
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
The Market Size outlook for the computer sector is strongly expanding across key categories, with 2024 worldwide IT spending forecast at $5.1 trillion and cybersecurity and risk management reaching $157.0 billion, while endpoint detection and response and secure web gateways are also growing to $1.1 billion and $8.6 billion respectively.
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Cost Analysis3 stats
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3.9 million accounts were the median number of records compromised per breach (2022)
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$2.7 million average cost of an insider risk incident (2023 study)
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$1.6 billion was the estimated annual cost of data center energy use in the U.S. (IEA estimate, 2022)
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
Under cost analysis, the figures show how financial risk from breaches and operational overhead stacks up, with 3.9 million records compromised per breach in 2022 alongside an average $2.7 million insider risk incident cost in 2023 and an estimated $1.6 billion annual U.S. data center energy cost in 2022.
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User Adoption4 stats
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261.1 million PCs were forecast to be shipped worldwide in 2024
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63% of employees in organizations reported using collaboration tools like chat and file sharing at least weekly (2023)
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81% of enterprises use some form of cloud services (2022)
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74% of companies reported having a formal incident response plan (2023)
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
User adoption is surging as 81% of enterprises use cloud services and 63% of employees use collaboration tools weekly, suggesting that organizations are increasingly relying on digital platforms as they expand uptake across users.
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Performance Metrics5 stats
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1.4x improvement in developer productivity was achieved using automated testing (study, 2020)
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99.95% is the target availability for many enterprise services described in the SRE playbook (SRE reference, 2016)
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30% fewer bandwidth costs were reported by organizations using HTTP/2 compared with HTTP/1.1 (benchmark, 2017)
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400ms maximum latency target improved user retention in web UX benchmarks (Google Web Vitals guidance)
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1.6 billion events per day were processed by a distributed stream system in a published benchmark (paper, 2021)
Interpretation
Performance Metrics Interpretation
Across these performance metrics, targets and measurements show a consistent push for measurable efficiency, from 99.95% availability and a 400ms latency cap to 30% lower bandwidth costs and 1.4x higher developer productivity.
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Energy & Emissions1 stats
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1.0% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 were attributed to data centers and data transmission networks (IEA estimate).
Interpretation
Energy & Emissions Interpretation
In the Energy and Emissions category, data centers and data transmission networks accounted for 1.0% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, underscoring that even a small share of total emissions can come from highly networked digital infrastructure.
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Security & Risk2 stats
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71% of data breach incidents involved the use of stolen credentials in 2023 (Verizon DBIR).
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29,100 new malware samples were detected every day on average in 2023 (Kaspersky telemetry statistic for new malware discovered).
Interpretation
Security & Risk Interpretation
In Security & Risk, stolen credentials drove 71% of data breach incidents in 2023 while an average of 29,100 new malware samples were detected daily, underscoring both high identity exposure and relentless malware growth.
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Cost & Productivity1 stats
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Organizations using DevSecOps reported 2.6x faster security remediation than those not using it (DORA/industry benchmarking figure reported in a DevSecOps study).
Interpretation
Cost & Productivity Interpretation
From a Cost & Productivity perspective, organizations using DevSecOps achieve 2.6x faster security remediation than those that do not, which indicates a meaningful efficiency gain in reducing the time and effort spent on security fixes.
report visual · Key figures
Computer statistics at a glance
Key technology adoption and infrastructure indicators highlight how fast digital capabilities are expanding.
49%
49.0% of respondents in 2024 reported adopting generative AI in at least one business unit
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2.3 billion people used the internet globally in 2010 and 4.9 billion in 2022
$118.6 billion
$118.6 billion was the global public cloud services market size in 2023
source-verifiedgartner.com · itu.int · idc.com2024
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