In another Olympic infographic, we compare the difference between Beijing and London games. These figures are impressive and scary at the same time, with visitors and we’ll most likely see a network outage during the games. Here’s the rundown:
Then & Now – Beijing 2008 – London 2012
- Smartphones sold – 139.3 million – 657 million
- Facebook users – 100 million – almost 900 million
- Twitter users – 6 million – 140 million
- AppStore downloads – 300+ million – 25+ billion
- iOS market share – 8.2% – 22.9%
- Android market share – 0.5% – 56.1%
- BlackBerry market share – 16.6% – 6.9%
- U.S. mobile video users – 4 million – 33.5 million
Some other Olympic figures:
- 82 of London’s 270 Underground stations are equipped with free Wi-Fi for the games
- More than 140,000 NFC contactless payment terminals rolled out in UK prior to the Games
- “The Olympic Games” are liked by more than 3 million Facebook users
- Over 1,000 Olympians are hooked-up on the Olympic Athletes’ Hub, featuring live chat with athletes.
The infographic, prepared by Tappestry, also showcases 5 of the hottest sports-related mobile apps, and looks at mobile trends from Atlanta 1996 to London 2012. Here comes…
