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How Many Devices are Now Connected to the Internet?


July 25, 2011 By

By 2008, the number of Internet-connected devices exceeded the number of people on Earth

There are more devices tapping into the Internet than people on Earth to use them. How is this possible? This infographic, from Cisco, provides a visual representation of the increase in “things” connected to the Internet.


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