This infographic traces humanity’s journey of data creation and management from ancient communication systems to today’s digital explosion. It notes that 90% of global data was created in the past two years, with 2.5 quintillion bytes generated daily—roughly 1.7 MB per person per second. The timeline spans from the Stone Age invention of speech and writing systems, through the printing press, mass media, and the internet, to the current cloud era. Visuals highlight milestones like the first email in 1971, the rise of social media, and modern AI-powered services. The piece underscores the challenge of archiving, supervising, and securing unprecedented data volumes.

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