- Growth of smartphone shipments in 2015: 10%
- Growth of smartphone shipments in 2016: 3%
- Time spent using the internet on mobile devices in 2015: 5.4 hours
- Time spent using the internet on mobile devices in 2016: 5.6 hours
- Growth of mobile advertising revenue in 2016: 22%
- Number of mobile queries made via voice in 2016: 20%
- Number of gamers worldwide in 1995: 100 million
- Number of gamers worldwide in 2016: 2.6 billion
- Global gaming revenue in 2016: $100 billion
- Decline of music recording industry revenue per year for past 16 years: 4%
- Growth of music recording industry revenue in 2016: 11%
- Percentage of revenue from subscriptions and streaming in 2016: 50%+
Sources: 12 Key Takeaways (and the Most Worrisome Slide) From Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report; Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report; 7 Takeaways From Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
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