The tech sector continues to dominate as the largest in the world, encompassing the most innovative, successful, and varied businesses.
But with the sector so big and rapidly moving, its often tough to keep track of the latest developments.
In this article, we solve this problem by highlighting 51 essential tech statistics you must know about to stay informed about the latest trends.
Research shows that global IT spending will hit $5.7 trillion in 2025 as consumers and companies upgrade their devices, automate processes, and compete with competition.
Of the nations attracting significant VC investment, the UK has quickly become the 3rd largest global destination, and the largest in Europe, accounting for 48.3% of investment.
Unsurprisingly, the US tech sector leads investment with a tech sector worth around $19 trillion.
Around 67.5% of the global population now have internet access.
Interestingly, while India now has the largest number of internet users with 1.4 billion, it also has the largest population not connected to the internet at 48%.
Of all things people use the internet for, social media, unsurprisingly, continues to dominate. On average, people spend 2 hours and 28 minutes a day on it.
A huge 93.79% of businesses also use social media to build their brands, market their products, and connect with stakeholders.
Following how ecommerce rose to popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic, it continues to steadily grow today, with 21% of global retail sales taking place online in 2025.
52% of online shoppers look for products internationally.
34% of shoppers shop online at least once a week.
It's predicted that ecommerce sales will surpass $6.8 trillion this year.
Research shows that nearly 1 in 20 people use blockchain.
The market is projected to grow at a rate of 67.3% from 2021 through to 2028.
In 2024, the market’s value was estimated at $31.28 billion.
It’s not just average people who are now using blockchain, but businesses too, with 90% of surveyed businesses deploying blockchain tech in some capacity.
Of the sectors blockchain is disrupting most, healthcare and finance particularly stand out. For instance, healthcare will invest $5.61 billion in blockchain tech by the end of 2025.
Meanwhile, reports suggest blockchain could save the finance sector at least $12 billion each year, such as by cutting bank infrastructure costs by a margin of 30%.
With inflation rising significantly in recent years, it's no shock that 44% of survey respondents said that they invest in bitcoin as a hedge against inflation.
That said, cryptocurrency ownership is still very low, with just 6.8% of people owning it.
Turkey leads as the country that owns the most cryptocurrencies with a 55% share of owners, followed by Nigeria (42%), and Thailand (37%).
Of the most popular cryptocurrencies, bitcoin still dominates, with around 20 million bitcoins currently in circulation.
A recent survey investigated why people choose not to invest in bitcoin. The main reasons were not knowing enough about it (51%), security risks (32%), price volatility (30%), an uncertain regulatory outlook (29%), it's too expensive (27%), or not knowing where to buy it (22%).
Non-fungible token’s, also known as NFTs, have shot up in popularity in recent years, with users trading them to make profits. By 2027, the market is expected to be worth $3.2bn.
In 2024, the average revenue per user in the NFT market was $162.1.
Of those collecting NFTs, men are twice as likely to do so than women.
Meanwhile, just 1 in 7 people are aware of what an NFT is.
Fintech has taken financial services by storm in recent years, with global revenues rising by 14% over the past two years.
The startup ecosystem is thriving with fintech unicorns (valued over $1bn) expected to exceed 220 by the end of 2025.
Even large tech firms have capitalised on the growth of the market, with Apple Pay quickly becoming the most popular digital wallet with a 92% market share in the United States.
67% of banking and technology leaders believe traditional banks risk losing market share if they fail to keep up with innovation.
AI continues to dominate headlines, having amassed 28% of global VC investment last year.
Yet, only around 28% of people claim to fully trust AI, while 42% claim to generally accept it.
Even still, 83% of companies consider using AI in their strategy to be a high priority.
This is why the number of businesses using AI has grown by 500% within the last five years.
81% of employees say that AI improves their job performance.
Meanwhile, 62% of consumers are willing to submit data to AI to have better experiences with businesses.
As a sign of how smart AI has become, only 34% of consumers realise that they are directly experiencing AI.
As the tech sector continues to grow, so does cybersecurity risks. Because of this, the market has the potential to grow to $2 trillion in the next few years.
As many as 2200 cyberattacks occur every day.
To be even more specific, there is one cyberattack every 39 seconds.
Research shows that 4 in 5 cybersecurity breaches are financially motivated.
Of those targeted, 43% are small businesses.
88% of people who own a VR headset use it multiple times every month, with 60% using it more than once a week.
7 in 10 VR headset users play games with VR devices.
Meanwhile, 42% of VR device owners have used the device to watch films or TV.
But whereas entertainment seems to be where VR thrives, AR technology has taken off within marketing, helping companies achieve 90% higher conversion rates when consumers use the technology.
However, the vast majority of AR users tend to fall into the 16-34 age group, indicating that younger generations are driving adoption.
With cleantech essential to achieving net zero goals in the coming years, in a decades time, the market is expected to more than triple, reaching $2 trillion in value.
China is the market leader, controlling an average of 70% of clean technology manufacturing in the world.
In terms of cleantech energy sources, solar energy is the fastest growing, accounting for 5.4% of total global electricity generation.
In terms of the most up-and-coming cleantechs, carbon capture, which currently captures around 0.1% of global emissions, will soon capture around 0.6% of today's emissions by 2030.
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