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Today, there is more than 173 zettabytes of data, and this number is expected to triple by 2029.
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Lalit Ahuja,
Forbes.com,
20 Feb. 2026
In 2028, the amount of data that the world is projected to generate—in the form of photos, videos, emails, documents and other files—could reach about 394 zettabytes (394 trillion gigabytes), according to the market analyst firm International Data Corporation.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
By 2028, global data creation is projected to exceed 400 zettabytes—with a single zettabyte equalling one sextillion bytes of data.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
Brown told Nature the annual volume of data generated globally had already surpassed one zettabyte (the equivalent of a billion terabytes), with annual data generated expected to surpass 1 yottabytes (a trillion terabytes) in the coming decade.
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Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
22 Nov. 2022
To give you an idea of how much that is, one zettabyte contains a whopping 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes, the basic unit in digital storage and processing.
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Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
17 Jan. 2022
To appreciate the magnitude of this point, a zettabyte is roughly 1,000 exabytes.
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Cindy Gordon,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2021
About 7 devices will be owned by one individual, collectively generating 175 zettabytes of data in 2025.
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Mark Hachman,
PCWorld,
7 Jan. 2020
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Lalit Ahuja,
Forbes.com,
20 Feb. 2026
In 2028, the amount of data that the world is projected to generate—in the form of photos, videos, emails, documents and other files—could reach about 394 zettabytes (394 trillion gigabytes), according to the market analyst firm International Data Corporation.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
By 2028, global data creation is projected to exceed 400 zettabytes—with a single zettabyte equalling one sextillion bytes of data.
—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
Brown told Nature the annual volume of data generated globally had already surpassed one zettabyte (the equivalent of a billion terabytes), with annual data generated expected to surpass 1 yottabytes (a trillion terabytes) in the coming decade.
—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
22 Nov. 2022
To give you an idea of how much that is, one zettabyte contains a whopping 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes, the basic unit in digital storage and processing.
—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
17 Jan. 2022
To appreciate the magnitude of this point, a zettabyte is roughly 1,000 exabytes.
—
Cindy Gordon,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2021
About 7 devices will be owned by one individual, collectively generating 175 zettabytes of data in 2025.
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Mark Hachman,
PCWorld,
7 Jan. 2020
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“Zettabyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zettabyte. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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