On today's episode, we discuss how many people are cryptocurrency owners, which direct-to-consumer companies are leading the category, and what Meta's overall ad revenues total up to. "In Other News," we talk about the number of people who aren't using the internet and whether consumer enthusiasm for DoorDash will remain high. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Whitney Birdsall and Nazmul Islam.
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| May 16, 2022
There are a few ways to view the decline of the pay TV bundle. In our pay TV figures, we exclude vMVPDs, which deliver live TV over the internet. When viewed this way, pay TV will decline 7.2% this year to 66.4 million households. That figure will drop to 54.3 million households by the end of 2026.
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| Sep 28, 2022
A fading internet giant meets a fading ad format: Yahoo acquired a 25% stake in programmatic ad firm Taboola in a harbinger of bigger deals on the horizon.
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| Nov 29, 2022
The crypto exchange raised $400M to facilitate access to the next iteration of the internet but it's starting further back in the race.
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| Nov 22, 2021
Internet use is growing the fastest in the Middle East and Africa, where about 80 million more people will go online at least once per month between 2023 and 2027, according to our forecast. Roughly 60% of the global population will use the internet regularly.
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| May 25, 2023
Comité Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br). Confederação Nacional de Dirigentes Lojistas (CNDL). FIS. Gallup. GMattos. Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR (NIC.br). Opinion Box. Serviço de Proteção ao Crédito (SPC Brasil). The World Bank. Worldpay.
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| Feb 9, 2024
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| Nov 7, 2023
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Ipsos
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| Nov 7, 2023
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Ipsos
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| Nov 7, 2023
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Ipsos
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| Nov 7, 2023
Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Ipsos
As the DOJ’s antitrust trial over Google Search continues, the ad giant could be at real risk of having to alter its search business. “The DOJ has a really strong case here,” said our analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf on our “Behind the Numbers” podcast. “It's not looking great for Google.”
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| Oct 5, 2023
And so that's why I think it could potentially surpass the internet, for example, in terms of revolutionary impact. It's also hard to say though how exactly it's going to play out.
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| Apr 22, 2024
Amazon’s search capabilities are set for an AI-powered upgrade: The retailer will incorporate a chatbot to offer customers personalized suggestions based on their queries and shopping history.
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| Oct 3, 2023
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| Dec 12, 2022
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| Dec 22, 2022
Aftermarket systems (i.e., devices or apps other than CarPlay or Android Auto that connect cars to the internet) are becoming niche. In 2020, these systems still connected more than a third (35.5%) of connected car drivers, but in 2023 they will only account for less than 10% of the market.
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| Oct 4, 2023
The platform will give merchants insights into what consumers have bought across the internet, using AI to organize and analyze the data. This will let them customize offers to better attract customers. CashPass. The feature will give customers access to hundreds of cash-back merchant offers that will be personalized using AI. CashPass’ launch partners include Walmart, eBay, Ticketmaster, and Uber.
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| Jan 29, 2024
Most newly purchased TVs are now “smart,” with internet connectivity and operating systems that enable viewers to download applications, stream video, and purchase content directly from the TV. More than three-quarters of streamers do so on a smart TV.
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| Dec 7, 2023
The case questioning whether Google, which accounts for about 90% of all internet search queries worldwide and in the US established its monopoly by paying folks like Apple billions of dollars, I think 26 billion in 2021 alone, which is one of the numbers that came out of the trial, to make it search engine the default on Apple devices and other products as well.
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| Feb 6, 2024
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| Nov 2, 2023
Source: Bazaarvoice
Some 46% of 35- to-49-year-olds and 41% of 55- to 64-year-olds use the internet to compare prices of healthcare products, services, and medications, refill prescriptions, or make healthcare-specific purchases, according to Kantar’s “2023 MARS Consumer Health Study” conducted between October 2022 and April 2023.
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| Oct 12, 2023
We expect in-store tap-and-pay transactions to contribute 58% of that mobile spend, with internet-based (wallet, app, and browser) smartphone retail sales making up the remainder. To view the full forecast, click here. Digital wallet sales growth will benefit from newly introduced features that boost user loyalty and purchase conversion.
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| Jan 5, 2024
Here’s where the marketing team comes in: Offering personalized solutions isn’t quite enough—Gen Z has grown up with the internet at their fingertips, but hasn’t found the answers to their financial struggles on their own. FIs should market their expert partnership everywhere Gen Z spends money—and in their language. For example, 67% of Gen Zers say that TikTok influences their purchasing decisions.
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| Jan 19, 2024
The ability to access the internet via mobile devices, which accounted for 4:46 in H1 2023, has led to the disposability of desktop-like devices. The number of internet users in Indonesia has more than doubled since 2015, thanks, in large measure, to smartphone access. Malaysia. Audio listenership in Malaysia is distinct from the rest of Southeast Asia.
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| Oct 30, 2023
In many ways, TikTok has become the center of the internet for this generation. It’s where they go to be entertained, keep up with news, search for products, and make purchases. There is no equivalent app for those users, and TikTok's disappearance from the US digital landscape will likely spur the emergence of new rivals.
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| Mar 28, 2024