60 seconds are not that less [infographics]

Out of the 86,400 seconds of in a day, 60 seconds might not be that noticeable. We spend dozens and dozens of them doing nothing or in other words they are wasted into the time-bin of our past. But these statistics will surely put into a 60 seconds long thought. I have just read this post on BGR and found it worth sharing.

 

infographics of what happen every 60 seconds

Infographics of what happens in 60 seconds around the world

With much focused on internet and technology, the infographics show various activities of some of the top companies of the world. check out my text version below.

In 60 seconds:

  • 450 Windows 7 CDs are sold by Microsoft.
  • 12 websites get hacked in 416 attempts by hackers.
  • 1,400 movie discs are rented online on redbox.
  • out of 950 purchases 180 purchases are that of mobile phones on ebay.
  • out of $219,000 payment, $10,00o is made through mobile on Paypal.
  • 1,100 acres of land is farmed on FarVille.
  • 103 blackberry pones are sold.
  • 11 million conversations are made on instant messages.
  • 2 million internet users watch porn.
  • Google earns $75,000.
  • 2,100 checkins tracked on foursquare.
  • 2,500 ink cartridges are sold.
  • 4,000 usb devices are sold.
  • 38 tons of eWaste is generated.
  • 18 Kindle Fire sold on Amazon.
  • 11 Xbox 360 consoles are sold.
  • 925 iPhonse 4s are sold.
  • 81 iPads are sold.
  • 710 computers are sold with 555 of them having and intel processor of motherboard.
  • 232 computers get infected by malware and
  • 2.6 millions CDs or 1,820 TB of data is created.

I hope next time when you think about 60 seconds, you would recall some of these statistics.

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