About how many Wi-Fi-enabled devices are shipped globally each year?
Answerover 3.05 billion (2019)
That's roughly one new Wi-Fi device for every two people on Earth, every single year.
Source: Wikipedia: Wi-Fi (2019) en.wikipedia.org
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Wireless facts & stats
4 sourced facts about Wi-Fi and wireless home internet, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
In 2018, about what share of U.S. households had a broadband internet subscription?
Answer85%
92% of households had some type of computer that year, with smartphones the most common device at 84%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2018) census.gov
Going deeper
In 2018, about what share of U.S. households owned a tablet?
Answer63%
Tablets trailed both smartphones (84%) and desktop or laptop computers (78%) in household ownership.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2018) census.gov
Expert level
What's the record distance for a working Wi-Fi link, set in 2007 between two mountain-top sites in Venezuela?
Answer382 km (237 miles)
The link transferred about 3 MB per second of data between two mountain peaks.
Source: Wikipedia: Wi-Fi (2007) en.wikipedia.org
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