Global Internet Industry Revenue Grows 7-Fold in 10 Years

A survey found that revenue of the global internet industry increased 7-fold over the past 10 years.

According to the report ‘Changes in the Internet Industry Landscape Over the Past 10 Years,’ released on the 17th by the Samsung Economic Research Institute after surveying around 500 internet companies listed on global stock markets, these companies’ revenue last year reached $170.6 billion, a 7-fold increase from $21.3 billion in 2000. Over the same period, the revenue growth of the information technology industry (1.4-fold), automotive industry (1.0-fold), and healthcare industry (1.9-fold) was far below that of the internet industry.

Topics: Dot-com Bubble
Category: Scrap/Saved
Publish: 2011-08-18
Source: https://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20110817/39605194/1