The document is a report on global digital trends in 2021. Some key points:
- Social media users grew by over 13% in the past year, reaching 4.2 billion users. Mobile users now spend more time on their phones than watching TV.
- Ecommerce saw rapid growth in 2020 as people shopped online during COVID lockdowns, and new habits are likely to continue post-pandemic. Over three-quarters of internet users now buy something online monthly.
- While digital tools connected many for the first time during the pandemic, some challenges remain - 3.2 billion people are still offline, and women in developing areas have less internet access.
- Issues around privacy, political influence online