The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the West

With over 1 billion monthly active users & a user base that’s predominantly Gen Z (60%+ to be exact), this is where the next generation of consumers & workers are spending their time – to discover, to learn, and to be entertained.

t’s easy to see how social media shapes our interactions on the internet, through web browsers, feeds, and apps. Yet technology is also shaping the physical world, influencing the places we go and how we behave in areas of our lives that didn’t heretofore seem so digital. Think of the traffic app Waze rerouting cars in Los Angeles and disrupting ot... See more

In Lanier’s telling, this digital landscape shifted once the success of Google’s ad program revealed that you could make a lot of money on user-generated creative output, which led to the rise of social-media companies such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Initially, these companies emphasized their simple, elegant-looking interfaces and their ... See more