Do you ever wonder how much data is present in the World Wide Web? Maybe you’ll be shocked to know that its 487 billion gigabytes, nearly 500 billion GB. That’s a lot, right?! Imagine having a 19 billion pieces of fully-loaded Blu-ray DVDs, that how big Internet data is today. Another comparison that would make you visualize are printed and bound books stacked from the Earth to Pluto. And think of that stack stretching 10 times. And that doesn’t stop there. As more and more people takes an interest in the Internet, this amount of data is still expected to grow double every 18 months, that’s according to a study done by research consultancy IDC and sponsor EMC.

What actually comprises these 487 billion gigabytes of data, you might ask. It’s not a secret how social networking sites burgeoned in recent years and months. All these sites are heavy with data from its users. Also take into account the numerous Internet-enabled handsets as well as government surveillance systems. The most data are large files from digital cameras and surveillance cameras.

Can you see the Internet slowing down in the coming years? I don’t think so. There’s only one thing that’s going to happen to the so-called digital universe, and that to grow bigger and hopefully, better.

What do you think?