100 Most Startling Tech Facts, Figures and Statistics From 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]

Did you know that Harlem Shake got viral views of 1.2 billion users on YouTube in just 40 days. On the other hand a surprising 1,400,000 Tweets sent in just one hour about Sir Alex Ferguson's Retirement. What if I told you that people sent 350 Million messages on Snapchat every day, that the maximum length of a video clip on Vine is 6 second or that retail sales for Grand Theft Auto Five reached 1,000,000,000 dollars in just 3 days. Whichever way you look at it, twenty thirteen has been full of startling events and wonderful facts - from gaming, communication and computing to gadgets, social media and careers; and from innovation, business and strategy to tech apps, start ups and digital media these two infographics from the Silicon Republic folks take a statical look at 100 most amazing numbers from the past 12 months.

2013: A Year In Numbers - infographic

Ever wondered how many people search Google every day? How many tweets are tweeted every second? How many people were behind Intel’s ‘designed in Ireland’ system-on-a-chip. Find out your answers in this visual called 2013 in numbers.

2013: A Year In Numbers - infographic

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