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Internet and smartphone growth have slowed, Mary Meeker reports

Mary Meeker’s 2018 report on the state of the internet, via ReCode

In her annual state-of-the-internet report, Mary Meeker sizes up changes last year and emerging trends for next year. Here are a few of many takeaways. Review all of the slides below.

  • Smartphone and internet growth have slowed. With more than half the world online, there are fewer people left to connect. Time spent online, however, is still increasing.
  • Voice-controlled products like Amazon Echo are taking off.
  • Tech companies are facing a “privacy paradox.” They’re caught between using data to provide better consumer experiences and violating consumer privacy.
  • E-commerce growth is accelerating; physical retail sales are continuing to decline.

    • Mary Meeker’s 2017 internet outlook

    Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins has released her annual report on internet trends for 2017. Key takeaways include:

    • Internet users continue to grow at a 10% annual rate, and the average user spends 5.6 hours daily with digital media, more than half of that on mobile devices;
    • Smartphone growth has slowed to 3% from 10% last year;
    • Digital advertising spending has overtaken TV ad spending, led by Google and Facebook, and has become increasingly measurable

    Here is the full slide presentation (355 slides)

    Internet growth solid but slowing, Mary Meeker reports

    The average Internet user spends 5.6 hours per day with digital media, says Mary Meeker in her 2015 Internet Trends update.
    The Consumer sector has been completely reinvented by the internet, but Education, Healthcare and Government still have a long way to go.