It is International Internet Day today. And it is only because of an internet connection you are able to ready this today, right now. Internet is such a fascinating place, from casual surfing to building careers, a simple internet connection has become a must. It celebrates how important this invention is in today’s time and honours the inventors of internet. From connecting the remote corners of the world to one another to being largely misused, the internet has so many intriguing things about it. And on this International Internet Day 2020, we bring you some of the most fascinating facts about the internet which may just blow your mind. International Internet Day 2020 Date And Significance: Know The History And Events Related to the Observance That Celebrates the Invention of Internet.

Interesting Facts About The Internet

    • As of October 28, 4,719,827,279 users were live online.

    • Internet Live Stats gives all live updates about everything that is happening on the internet – the number of tweets, emails sent today, total number of websites, blog posts written, google searches, Instagram uploads, YouTube streaming etc.

    • There are treatment camps for internet addicts in China. 200 million Internet users in China are between the ages of 15 and 35.

    • The internet requires great power to keep functioning. As much as 50 Million horsepower is required to keep running in current state.

    • The first ever email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson (US programmer) who invented the system.

    • What you see and surf is a small part of the internet. There is an invisible dark web that exists online.

    • The first website created on the internet was info.cern.ch, and it is still online. A basic HTML site, it only contains a few lines of text.

    • You can track how old is internet every day. As of October 29, the internet is 11554 days old. Click here to track the days.

    • Online dating may seem like a crazy idea to some, but it largely benefits in generating revenue. Three years ago, the industry was generating $1 billion dollars every year.

    • With more websites come more chances of hacking. About 300 million hacking attempts take place every single day!

Interesting right? On this day, you can share these facts with your friends and just marvel over how wonderful this connection is. Celebrate the internet by discussing its greatness.

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