A map of the online world in incredible detail

Jun 9, 2021

The internet is intangible, and because you can’t see it, it can be hard to comprehend its vastness. Image: Unsplash/Markus Spiske

Carmen Ang

Writer, Visual Capitalist

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A snapshot of the current state of the internet, as of April 2021. Image: Visual Capitalist

The map highlights thousands of the world’s most popular websites by visualizing them as “countries”. Image: Visual Capitalist

a chart of the Top 50 Most Popular Websites

Top 50 Most Popular Websites. Image: Visual Capitalist

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