Example graph of web traffic at Wikipedia in December 2004
Internet traffic is the flow of data in the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks.
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Amount of traffic
The following table shows the amount of backbone traffic in the United States:
| Year | Data (TB/month) |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1[1] |
| 1991 | 2[1] |
| 1992 | 4[1] |
| 1993 | 8[1] |
| 1994 | 16[1] |
| 1995 | NA |
| 1996 | 1,500[1] |
| 1997 | 2,500–4,000[1] |
| 1998 | 5,000–8,000[1] |
| 1999 | 10,000–16,000[1] |
| 2000 | 20,000–35,000[1] |
| 2001 | 40,000–70,000[1] |
| 2002 | 80,000–140,000[1] |
| 2003 | NA |
| 2004 | NA |
| 2005 | NA |
| 2006 | 450,000–800,000[1] |
| 2007 | 750,000–1,250,000[1] |
| 2008 | 1,200,000–1,800,000[1] |
Below are estimates of global Internet traffic:
| Year | Data (TB/month) |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.0[2] |
| 1991 | 2.0[2] |
| 1992 | 4.4[2] |
| 1993 | 8.7[2] |
| 1994 | 16.8[2] |
| 1995 | 173[2] |
| 1996 | 1,800[2] |
| 1997 | 5,000[2] |
| 1998 | 11,200[2] |
| 1999 | 25,500[2] |
| 2000 | 75,250[2] |
| 2001 | 175,000[3] |
| 2002 | 356,000[3] |
| 2003 | 681,000[2] |
| 2004 | 1,267,000[2] |
| 2005 | 2,055,000[2] |
| 2006 | 3,339,000[2] |
| 2007 | 5,220,000[2] |
| 2008 | 8,126,000[2] |
References
Further reading
- Williamson, Carey (2001). "Internet Traffic Measurement". IEEE Internet Computing 5 (6): 70–74. doi:.
External links
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