The ratio of unique data to replicated cata is expected to slowly migrate from 1:9 to 1:10 from 2020 to 2024. Meanwhile, the amount of data created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide is expected to grow from around 59 zettabytes (ZB) in 2020 to around 149 ZB in 2024.
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Unique data is data created and captured, replicated data is data copied and consumed. The percentage shares of unique and replicated data were calcuated by Statista based on ratios provided by the source.
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