Mary Meeker presented an overview of internet trends at the 2012 Stanford Internet Trends conference. Some key points from the presentation include:
- Global internet and mobile adoption continues to grow rapidly, driven by emerging markets. Over 2.4 billion people now use the internet globally.
- Smartphone subscribers reached over 1.1 billion globally in Q4 2012, with 42% year-over-year growth. However, smartphones still only account for 17% of total mobile subscribers.
- Mobile internet traffic is growing and accounted for 13% of total internet traffic in November 2012. In some countries like India, mobile internet traffic has surpassed desktop internet usage.
- Tablets like the iPad saw much