This comes out to an astonishing new users on a per minute basis. With this growth trajectory in mind, we can expect future figures to become even more astonishing. But the human mind is known to be bad at interpreting large numbers , so in future editions, the internet minute figures may need to be stripped down to the internet second.
This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your email every week. Tesla has reigned supreme among electric car companies, ever since it first released the Roadster back in It also plans to build six battery factories in Europe by and to invest globally in charging stations.
GM, the largest U. The company is making a big push into pure electric vehicles, with more than 30 new models expected by The American carmaker has laid out plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in electric and autonomous vehicle efforts in the coming years. When it comes to electric car company brand awareness in the marketplace, Tesla still surpasses all others. In fact, more than one-fourth of shoppers who are considering an EV said Tesla is their top choice.
Tesla recently surpassed Audi as the fourth-largest luxury car brand in the United States in BloombergNEF expects annual passenger EV sales to reach 13 million in , 28 million in , and 48 million by , outselling gasoline and diesel models 42 million.
Connect with us. Looking Back at 10 Years of Snapchat Over the years, many ideas have emerged from the dorm rooms at Stanford University, but not all of them evolve into billion dollar companies. But first, a quick history… Setting the Scene Snapchat originally began its life as a project called Picaboo in Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Sign up. Related Topics: social media snapchat snap inc.
Click for Comments. You may also like. Which U. Generation Wields the Most Cultural Power? First, it introduced Chat in May, the messenger that still featured disappearing messages via text, in addition to the ability to see when your friend was "here" in the chat window so users could start a live video chat.
Next, Our Story was rolled out in June, offering Snapchat users around the world to contribute photos and videos to a public feed of snaps from popular events. Snapchat rolled out Geofilters in July that let users customize their snaps with filters and embellishments according to what city they were snapping from. October marked the beginning of Snapchat advertising , and ads started appearing in users "Recent Updates" section alongside all of their friends' stories.
Users had the option to skip viewing the ads if desired, and like other Stories, they disappeared after 24 hours. Here's what their first ad, for the movie "Ouija," looked like:.
Source: Adweek. In November, Snapchat worked with Square to create Snapcash , which allowed users to easily send and receive money directly from Snapchat into their bank accounts.
Snapchat took another step into the world of monetization with Community Geofilters in December Users could create their own Geofilters or purchase branded filters for their business or sponsored event. In January , Snapchat started offering many new ways for advertisers to earn money from its huge audience -- then roughly 75 million users.
Snapchat introduced Discover , a new page easily accessible from the Snapchat home screen that featured short-form ad content from a variety of different publishers and channels like Vox, BuzzFeed, CNN, and Food Network. Here's what it looks like in action:. Next, Tap to View was introduced. Where before, users had to hold their fingers on their phone screen to view snaps, now they only had to tap once to start watching. In June, Snapchat rolled out sponsored Geofilters to advertisers who wanted to pay for brand exposure in any given location.
Here's what McDonald's first sponsored filter looked like:. Source: Los Angeles Times. In September, Snapchat launched the next big thing for avid selfie-takers: Lenses. When users turned their cameras to be self-facing, by holding a finger down on their face, users could choose from a wide variety of Lenses to change their look. From puppy ears to barfing rainbows, selfies got a lot more creative. Check it out below:. Source: Snapchat. Finally, by December , the Financial Times reported that Snapchat users were watching 6 billion videos per day just three years after video recording was launched on the app.
The year marked a period of tremendous change and explosive growth for Snapchat. In February, Snapchat rolled out on-demand Geofilters for the entire Snapchat community, allowing users to create filters for parties, weddings, and private events. Next, Snapchat started auto-advancing Snapchat Story plays. If a user started watching one Story and it ended, the next one would automatically begin playing.
In April, Snapchat hit a huge milestone when Bloomberg reported it was generating 10 billion video views per day -- 2 billion more views per day than Facebook had reported in November And by June, Snapchat had amassed million daily active users -- surpassing Twitter. Snapchat also rolled out more video ads in June -- ads that started appearing in between friends' Stories when users starting watching them. Snapchat Memories were introduced in July, which let users save content on their devicefor later editing and sharing.
This change made content less spontaneous and more curious, leaving some marketers wondering in what direction Snapchat was headed. They also introduced a collaboration with Bitstrips to create Bitmoji , a personalized avatar Snapchat users could create and incorporate into their snaps and Stories.
Here's my "hump day" Bitmoji as a Snapchat filter:. By August , Snapchat's competitors for attention in the social media space had started laying down the gauntlet. Instagram unveiled its own version of Stories , and Facebook launched filters and stickers on its photo app. In September, Snapchat rebranded, and the company was now called Snap Inc. In response to less-than-favorable reactions to Snapchat Stories auto-advancing, the Story Playlist feature was launched in October. In , Snapchat was hacked by an anonymous group, revealing the personal information of 4.
The following year, Snapchat settled with the U. With a strong management team, relatively low debt, and a passionate and youthful user base, Snapchat is in a great position for growth going forward.
Receive full access to our market insights, commentary, newsletters, breaking news alerts, and more. I agree to TheMaven's Terms and Policy. Snapchat is one of the most widely used social media platforms in the world. By TheStreet Staff. By Scott Rutt. By Eric Reed. By Veronika Bondarenko.
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