There are more than 861,379,152 websites today. And more than 17.4% of the time, mobile devices are being used to access these websites globally. We've entered an age of the Internet of Things. But how did the mobile web begin? Learn more at: http://blog.thelevel.com/2014/02/13/the-mobile-web-then-now-and-the-future-infographic

1. The Mobile Web
Then, Now and The Future
1983
Motorola DynaTAC 800X, “The Brick”,
becomes the first cell phone to be
commercially sold.
1992
The Internet is born.
Tim Berners-Lee launches
the first website
1994
IBM introduces the IBM Simon, the
first PDA and smartphone known as
the “G.I. Joe Walkie Talkie”.
1999
“Internet in Your Pocket”
NTT DoCoMo launches i-mode and for the first time ever
mobile devices have access to the mobile web.
2003
Research in Motion (RIM) launches the first
BlackBerry considered to be a smartphone
with with email support, web browser support,
QWERTY keyboard and thumb track-wheel.
2007
Apple announces their first
iPhone and revolutionizes the
world of smartphones.
2008
The race between Apple and Android
officially begins.
Android 1.0 launches on the HTC Dream as
Apple introduces the Apple App Store.
2010
Ethan Marcotte coins the term “Responsive Web Design”
The word “App” becomes the Word of the Year
Android’s market share officially surpasses BlackBerry
2012
17.4%
Android makes up 76% of the mobile market
Apple makes up 18% of the mobile market
18%
2013
“The Year for Responsive Web Design”
76%
Mobile web traffic accounts for 17.4% of web visits globally
Google launches Product Listing Ads (PLAs) on mobile devices
Total Android app downloads surpasses Apple
Today
As of Jan 2014, there were 861,379,152 websites
There will be more mobile devices on Earth than people
Beyond
Make Everything Smart:
The Age of Smart Wearable Devices
Display glasses, contact lens, smartwatches,
homes and more to come.
Get the latest on Web technology
And be ready for a mobile future
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