This morning, Mary Meeker and Liang Wu of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers released and presented the 2013 version of the always insightful Internet Trends report.
Key takeaways:
Key takeaways:
– China and India are far ahead in most added users to the internet over the past 5 years
– China far in excess of USA internet users (564 million vs. 244 million) 2012
– China iOS + Android users surpassed USA in Q1 2013
– Mobile continuing to grow fast – largely untapped advertising market
– iOS, Android, MS controlled 5% mobile global OS market in 2005. 88% share in 2012
– Content sharing still growing exponentially
– Mobile growth ramping fast, tablets ramping up faster, wearable computing growth launching
– Typical smartphone users check phone ~150 times/day
– 60% of top 25 Tech companies founded by 1st & 2nd generation Americans
– Significant skills shortage in computer science / STEM degrees over the next decade
– Industries being re-imagined: Financial Services, Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Logistics, Transportation, Content, Design, etc. (Everything!)
The entire 117 slide deck is below:
