The Internet of Things

The Internet is evolving, again. Every day, billions of people connect to the Internet through billions Mainframes, PCs & Laptops E-book Readers of devices – PCs, smartphones and TVs to name just a few. While the PC remains at the centre of this Smart TVs Smart Energy Meters evolution, Internet connectivity is now embedded into cars, fitness equipment, factory robots and vending machines. This smarter, connected world has the potential to change how we live. Tablets Games Consoles

Here, Intel has produced a quick snapshot of how the number of connected devices has exploded Smartphones Automotive since the birth of the Internet and the PC, as well as a glimpse forward to 2020. The Internet may already be huge, but it’s about to get a lot bigger.

31 billion devices connected to the internet 2020 & 4 billion people by 2020 2019

2018

2017

2016

15 Billion 2015 connected devices

2014

Tablets take off with the launch of Apple iPad* 2013

2012

Launch of Google TV* and best-seller Freebox Revolution 2011 5 Billion 2010 connected devices

BMW* offer full in-car internet Sales of laptops overtake desktop PCs for the first time 2009

2008

Launch of the Amazon Kindle* 2007 First connected TV, the Roku Netflix* player, is available 2 Billion 2006 connected devices

2005 First connected smart energy meters are available

Facebook* is founded 2004 Sony LIBRIé * arguably the first e-book reader, launched

2003

Launch of Xbox LIVE* 2002

Introduction of the first smartphone, the Palm Kyocera* BMW* manufactures first connected car 2001 93,047,785 2000 connected devices First connected games console, the Sega Dreamcast* is launched Google* founded

313,000 First web-based email service, Hotmail* is launched 1990 connected devices World Wide Web is born

First laptop, the Osborne* is built 188 1980 connected devices

13 Launch of first mass market home PC and PC modem Intel 4004, the first commercial processor, is launched 1970 connected devices

Intel is founded

0 First connected mainframe is born 1960 connected devices

More than one million PCs sold every day of all PCs shipped today 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 80% have Intel Inside

0.4m 0.5m 0.6m 0.6m 0.7m 0.8m 0.8m 1.0m 1.1m 1.3m 1.4m 1.6m m = millions Sold

The data referenced in this document came from a variety of sources. For a full list please visit: www.intel.co.uk/internetofthings Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.