The Numbers Museum

Every specific figure ever claimed on the show. 378 match this view. Red rows are numbers the cited sources contradict.

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5M “five million” Evans: Apple CSAM backlash shows lack of coherent societal privacy consensus Benedict Evans Jun 6, 2022
6B “a five billion” Evans: Twitter's ad product struggles because user data lacks commercial purchase intent Benedict Evans Jun 6, 2022
$31B “thirty-one billion dollars” Evans: Amazon ad revenue hit $31 billion, matching YouTube's scale Benedict Evans Jun 6, 2022 Supported
90% “90%” Evans: 90% of US TV audience is addressable via connected TV ads Benedict Evans Jun 6, 2022 Supported
$31B “thirty one billion dollars” Evans: $31B in Amazon ad spend mostly comes from trade marketing Benedict Evans Jun 6, 2022
70% “70%” Evans: Machine learning cannot reliably scan messages for grooming Benedict Evans May 30, 2022
45% “45%” Evans: Shein ranks second only to Amazon in US teen brand survey Benedict Evans May 26, 2022 Partly supported
20% “20%” Evans: Shein ranks second only to Amazon in US teen brand survey Benedict Evans May 26, 2022 Partly supported
5% “five percent” Evans: Shein ranks second only to Amazon in US teen brand survey Benedict Evans May 26, 2022 Partly supported
1.5M “a half million” Evans: Yahoo abandoned its directory around 3.5 million websites Benedict Evans May 26, 2022 Supported
5.3B “5.3 billion” Evans: 'Shein Haul' hashtag has 5.3 billion views on TikTok Benedict Evans May 26, 2022 Supported
20B “twenty billion” Evans: European telcos spent €120B on 3G spectrum in spring 2000 Benedict Evans May 16, 2022 Supported
$2B “two billion dollars” Walmart's quarterly ad business reached $2 billion versus Amazon's $31 billion Benedict Evans May 2, 2022 Supported
$31B “thirty one billion dollars” Walmart's quarterly ad business reached $2 billion versus Amazon's $31 billion Benedict Evans May 2, 2022 Supported
$20M “twenty million dollars” Netflix relies on traditional Hollywood show-picking executives rather than software Benedict Evans May 2, 2022
$15B “Fifteen billion dollars” Top US streamers individually outspend all major European broadcasters combined Benedict Evans Apr 25, 2022 Supported
$5B “five billion dollars” Evans: Twitter has 217M DAUs and $5B revenue, trailing Snap Benedict Evans Apr 18, 2022 Supported
38M “thirty eight million” Evans: Twitter has 217M DAUs and $5B revenue, trailing Snap Benedict Evans Apr 18, 2022 Supported
$5B “five billion dollars” Evans: Twitter has huge cultural significance but zero net income Benedict Evans Apr 18, 2022 Supported
$100B “a hundred billion dollars” Evans: Shein raised at a $100B valuation, surpassing Zara and H&M combined Benedict Evans Apr 11, 2022 Supported
60% “60%” Over 60% of Benedict Evans's 170,000 newsletter subscribers use Gmail Benedict Evans Mar 14, 2022
$5B “five billion dollars” Evans: Bitfinex hackers were caught laundering stolen Bitcoin via Walmart gift cards Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Supported
$20B “twenty billion dollars” Evans: Leading-edge chip fab capex will climb from $20B to $40B Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Held up
$40B “forty billion dollars” Evans: Leading-edge chip fab capex will climb from $20B to $40B Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Held up
25% “25%” Evans: Apple relies on China for 25% of revenue and most manufacturing Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Supported
$6.7B “6.7 billion dollars” Evans: Yandex market cap fell 80% to $6.7B before market freeze Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Supported
75% “75%” Evans: Yandex market cap fell 80% to $6.7B before market freeze Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Supported
80% “80%” Evans: Yandex market cap fell 80% to $6.7B before market freeze Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Supported
$1.5B “half a billion dollars” Evans: Yandex faces a $500M bond repayment if its stock is suspended Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2022 Partly supported
40% “40%” Evans: UK Non-Grocery Retail Is 40% Online Benedict Evans Feb 21, 2022 Supported
15% “15%” Evans: Apple retail stores historically accounted for only 10-15% of revenue Benedict Evans Feb 21, 2022 Supported
5M “five million” Evans: Meta's 13 million VR headsets yield only 5 million active users Benedict Evans Feb 18, 2022 Supported
$32B “a thirty one billion dollars” Evans: Amazon generated $31B in 2021 ad revenue, topping YouTube Benedict Evans Feb 18, 2022 Supported
$65B “sixty five billion dollars” Evans: Shopify reached $165B GMV in the twelve months to Q3 Benedict Evans Feb 18, 2022 Supported
45% “45%” Evans: Shopify reached $165B GMV in the twelve months to Q3 Benedict Evans Feb 18, 2022 Supported
200B “two hundred billion” Evans: Dozens of massive tech companies do not compete with Google or Amazon Benedict Evans Feb 18, 2022
$1M “a million dollars” Evans: CryptoPunk prices are driven by shallow culture and unrealized Ethereum gains Benedict Evans Nov 15, 2021
20T “20 trillion” Evans: Having a good e-commerce website is a retail issue Benedict Evans Nov 8, 2021
$300B “three hundred billion dollars” Evans: The entire global recorded music industry is a tech rounding error Benedict Evans Nov 8, 2021
$50B “fifty billion dollars” Evans: The entire global recorded music industry is a tech rounding error Benedict Evans Nov 8, 2021
25% “25%” Evans: Apple's iOS privacy changes shifted ad revenue and hit Snap stock Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2021 Supported
400M “four hundred million” Evans: More people use Snapchat than own a gaming console Benedict Evans Oct 18, 2021 Contradicted
50M “fifty million” Evans: More people use Snapchat than own a gaming console Benedict Evans Oct 18, 2021 Contradicted
$1.5B “half a billion dollars” Evans: PointCast nearly sold for over $500M before failing Benedict Evans Oct 18, 2021 Partly supported
2T “two trillion” Evans: Apple remains detached from short-term tech hype and panics Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021
1B “a billion” Evans: Sideloading apps with file access would be a catastrophe for users Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021
30% “30%” Evans: Epic Games' legal fight against Apple was driven by pure greed Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021
$15B “fifteen billion dollars” Evans: 0.5% of iPhone users generate half of App Store spending Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021 Supported
$65B “sixty-five billion dollars” Evans: 0.5% of iPhone users generate half of App Store spending Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021 Supported
80% “80%” Evans: 0.5% of iPhone users generate half of App Store spending Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021 Supported
5% “five percent” Evans: 0.5% of iPhone users generate half of App Store spending Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021 Supported
30% “30%” Evans: The 30% App Store commission rule is toast Benedict Evans Sep 20, 2021 Held up
45B “forty five billion” Brown: Roblox is valued at $45B compared to Epic Games at $17B Toni Cowan-Brown Aug 26, 2021 Partly supported
20M “twenty million” Brown: Travis Scott made $20M from his Fortnite concert Toni Cowan-Brown Aug 26, 2021 Supported
5% “5%” Evans: 0.5% of App Store Accounts Generated 54% of Billings in 2016 Benedict Evans Aug 26, 2021 Supported
54% “54%” Evans: 0.5% of App Store Accounts Generated 54% of Billings in 2016 Benedict Evans Aug 26, 2021 Supported
75% “75%” Evans: Site and Construction Make Up 75% of Urban Base Station Costs Benedict Evans Aug 15, 2021 Partly supported
10% “10%” Evans: Marginal 10% tech advantage yields no value in telecom networks Benedict Evans Aug 15, 2021
40% “40%” Evans: Stanford Found 40% of New US Relationships Started Online in 2017 Benedict Evans Jul 13, 2021 Supported
20% “20%” Cowan-Brown: SaaS customers often utilize only 20% of software capabilities Toni Cowan-Brown Jul 5, 2021
$15B “fifteen billion dollars” Evans: Apple App Store fees nearly match the entire recorded music industry Benedict Evans Jul 5, 2021 Partly supported
4% “four percent” White: Tech affiliate commission is 2-4% versus 10-12% in fashion Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021
12% “12%” White: Tech affiliate commission is 2-4% versus 10-12% in fashion Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021
79M “seventy-nine million” White: Future generated £79M from affiliate revenue in 2020 Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021 Supported
9M “nine million” White: Future generated £79M from affiliate revenue in 2020 Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021 Supported
3M “three million” White: Future generated £79M from affiliate revenue in 2020 Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021 Supported
10M “ten million” White: Future generated £79M from affiliate revenue in 2020 Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021 Supported
1.5M “a half million” White: Future generated £79M from affiliate revenue in 2020 Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021 Supported
23% “23%” White: Future generated £79M from affiliate revenue in 2020 Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021 Supported
45% “45%” Evans: Apple Mail and iOS represent roughly 45% of his newsletter audience Benedict Evans Jun 21, 2021
100% “hundred percent” Evans: Apple Mail automatically downloads images, masking real open rates Benedict Evans Jun 21, 2021 Supported
40% “40%” Evans: Apple Mail automatically downloads images, masking real open rates Benedict Evans Jun 21, 2021 Supported
90% “90%” Evans: Open rate metrics matter far less for paid subscription newsletters Benedict Evans Jun 21, 2021
10% “10%” Evans: Open rate metrics matter far less for paid subscription newsletters Benedict Evans Jun 21, 2021
1% “a percent” Cowan-Brown: Apple privacy changes will disrupt political campaign email operations Toni Cowan-Brown Jun 21, 2021
“six times” Jeremy White: Hubbing content across titles robs publications of their distinct voice Jeremy White Jun 21, 2021
100M “a hundred million” Evans: iOS attack surface dwarfs Mac with one billion active devices Benedict Evans Jun 14, 2021 Supported
1B “a billion” Evans: iOS attack surface dwarfs Mac with one billion active devices Benedict Evans Jun 14, 2021 Supported
500M “five hundred million” Evans: iOS attack surface dwarfs Mac with one billion active devices Benedict Evans Jun 14, 2021 Supported
20% “20%” Evans: Google and Facebook hold at least two-thirds of online advertising Benedict Evans Mar 14, 2021 Contradicted
15% “15%” Evans: PwC found 15% of digital ad spend is completely untraceable Benedict Evans Mar 14, 2021 Supported
$10B “ten billion dollars” Evans: Booking and Expedia spent $10B on Google search in 2019 Benedict Evans Mar 14, 2021 Supported
$5M “five million dollars” Evans: Banning paid political ads inherently favors populists and established celebrities Benedict Evans Mar 14, 2021
$1M “a million dollars” Evans: Apple's 15% fee tier covers 90% of developers, 10% of revenue Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2021 Supported
15% “15%” Evans: Apple's 15% fee tier covers 90% of developers, 10% of revenue Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2021 Supported
90% “90%” Evans: Apple's 15% fee tier covers 90% of developers, 10% of revenue Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2021 Supported
10% “10%” Evans: Apple's 15% fee tier covers 90% of developers, 10% of revenue Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2021 Supported
30% “30%” Evans: Spotify's fixed record label payouts leave no margin for Apple's fee Benedict Evans Mar 7, 2021 Supported
40% “40%” Evans: Hybrid office footprint only shrinks if attendance is evenly spread Benedict Evans Feb 28, 2021
“five times” Cowan-Brown: Remote teams require five times more process than in-person teams Toni Cowan-Brown Feb 28, 2021
$60B “sixty billion dollars” Evans: Shopify reached $120B GMV in 2020, over 40% of Amazon Marketplace Benedict Evans Feb 21, 2021 Supported
$20B “twenty billion dollars” Evans: Shopify reached $120B GMV in 2020, over 40% of Amazon Marketplace Benedict Evans Feb 21, 2021 Supported
40% “40%” Evans: Shopify reached $120B GMV in 2020, over 40% of Amazon Marketplace Benedict Evans Feb 21, 2021 Supported
1.7M “1.7 million” Cowan-Brown: Shopify powers approximately 1.7M storefronts Toni Cowan-Brown Feb 21, 2021 Supported
1.5M “a half million” Evans: Vodafone processes 2.5 million paper invoices annually Benedict Evans Feb 21, 2021 Partly supported
$1B “a billion dollars” Evans: Clubhouse outcome is binary, either going to zero or $50 billion Benedict Evans Feb 14, 2021
10% “10%” Evans: Clubhouse cannot sustain a 10% cut without proprietary network effects Benedict Evans Feb 14, 2021
5% “five percent” Evans: Clubhouse cannot sustain a 10% cut without proprietary network effects Benedict Evans Feb 14, 2021
$20B “twenty billion dollars” Amazon's search advertising business generated over $20 billion in 2020 Benedict Evans Feb 7, 2021 Supported
5% “five percent” Evans: Lengthening a time series makes recent chart trends look visually larger Benedict Evans Jan 31, 2021
80% “80%” Benedict Evans: US TV adoption surged from zero to 80% in three years Benedict Evans Jan 31, 2021 Contradicted
$25B “twenty five billion dollars” Evans: US Online Advertising Will Reach $125 Billion in 2021 Benedict Evans Jan 24, 2021 Held up
100M “a hundred million” Evans: In 1994, only 25 million consumer PCs existed globally Benedict Evans Jan 24, 2021 Partly supported
25M “twenty-five million” Evans: In 1994, only 25 million consumer PCs existed globally Benedict Evans Jan 24, 2021 Partly supported
$20B “twenty billion dollars” Evans: Global recorded music industry revenue is under $20 billion Benedict Evans Jan 24, 2021 Partly supported
$200B “two hundred billion dollars” Evans: Global recorded music industry revenue is under $20 billion Benedict Evans Jan 24, 2021 Partly supported
900M “nine hundred million” Evans: China's Market Has 800 to 900 Million Smartphone Users Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021 Supported
25M “twenty-five million” Evans: Meituan and Ele.me daily orders dwarf Western delivery apps Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021 Partly supported
15M “fifteen million” Evans: Meituan and Ele.me daily orders dwarf Western delivery apps Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021 Partly supported
1.5M “half a million” Evans: Meituan and Ele.me daily orders dwarf Western delivery apps Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021 Partly supported
500M “five hundred million” Evans: India has 500M smartphone users but only 100-150M active spenders Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021
50M “fifty million” Evans: India has 500M smartphone users but only 100-150M active spenders Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021
5% “five percent” Evans: Latin American e-commerce penetration is 5% versus China's 25-30% Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021 Supported
30% “30%” Evans: Latin American e-commerce penetration is 5% versus China's 25-30% Benedict Evans Jan 17, 2021 Supported
1K “a thousand” Evans: Facebook's targeted advertising does not sell user data to advertisers Benedict Evans Jan 10, 2021 Supported
20% “20%” Evans: Amazon's 20 percent private label business is standard retail practice Benedict Evans Jan 10, 2021 Supported
1.5M “half a million” Evans sends 500,000 monthly emails to his 150,000 newsletter subscribers Benedict Evans Jan 3, 2021
90% “90%” Cairn-Brown: Western markets lag China in creator economy monetization models Toni Cowan-Brown Jan 3, 2021
10% “10%” Cairn-Brown: Western markets lag China in creator economy monetization models Toni Cowan-Brown Jan 3, 2021
“four times” Evans: FT Weekend festival sold 3 to 4 times more tickets online Benedict Evans Jan 3, 2021 Not publicly verifiable
1K “a thousand” Evans: Average Facebook users are eligible to see 1,000 items daily Benedict Evans Jan 3, 2021 Supported
1.5B “a half billion” 4.5 Billion Adults Globally Now Own a Smartphone Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 Partly supported
90% “90%” 4.5 Billion Adults Globally Now Own a Smartphone Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 Partly supported
10× “10 X” IBM's Mainframe Computing Capacity Grew 10x Between 2000 and 2010 Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 Supported
1.5M “a half million” Vodafone Still Processes 2.5 Million Paper Invoices Per Year Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 Contradicted
100M “a hundred million” 1994 PC Base Was 100M vs. 4.5B Smartphones Today Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 Partly supported
1.5B “a half billion” 1994 PC Base Was 100M vs. 4.5B Smartphones Today Benedict Evans Dec 22, 2020 Partly supported
10% “10%” Evans: 10% of Google's workforce will work in compliance by late 2025 Benedict Evans Dec 13, 2020 Didn’t hold up
10% “10%” Brown: Only 5% to 10% of Users Utilize Slack's Full Feature Breadth Toni Cowan-Brown Dec 7, 2020
100% “hundred percent” Brown: Only 5% to 10% of Users Utilize Slack's Full Feature Breadth Toni Cowan-Brown Dec 7, 2020
5% “five percent” Kevins: 95% of enterprise users require direct sales and IT support Bernadette Kevins Dec 7, 2020
95% “95%” Kevins: 95% of enterprise users require direct sales and IT support Bernadette Kevins Dec 7, 2020
$1.5B “a half billion dollars” Kevins: Salesforce spent $7B on sales and marketing for $15.5B revenue Bernadette Kevins Dec 7, 2020 Supported
$7B “seven billion dollars” Kevins: Salesforce spent $7B on sales and marketing for $15.5B revenue Bernadette Kevins Dec 7, 2020 Supported
100B “a hundred billion” Kevins: Shopify succeeded by unbundling complex workflows from WordPress Bernadette Kevins Dec 7, 2020
50B “fifty billion” Kevins: Shopify succeeded by unbundling complex workflows from WordPress Bernadette Kevins Dec 7, 2020
1K “a thousand” Evans: Mille Miglia was banned after crash killed nine village spectators Benedict Evans Nov 29, 2020 Supported
80% “80%” Evans: UK e-commerce penetration at 80% outpaces Italy and Greece Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
39% “39%” Evans: UK e-commerce penetration at 80% outpaces Italy and Greece Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
20% “20%” Evans: UK E-Commerce Settled at 27-28% of Retail Post-Lockdown Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
35% “35%” Evans: UK E-Commerce Settled at 27-28% of Retail Post-Lockdown Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
28% “28%” Evans: UK E-Commerce Settled at 27-28% of Retail Post-Lockdown Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
5% “five percent” Evans: UK online grocery sales doubled from 5% to 10% in 2020 Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
10% “10%” Evans: UK online grocery sales doubled from 5% to 10% in 2020 Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
29% “29%” Evans: US non-grocery e-commerce surged to 29% before settling at 26% Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Contradicted
0.5% “half percent” Evans: US non-grocery e-commerce surged to 29% before settling at 26% Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Contradicted
26% “26%” Evans: US non-grocery e-commerce surged to 29% before settling at 26% Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Contradicted
1.6B “1.6 billion” Evans: UK weekly online retail spending stepped up from £1.6B to £1.9B Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Partly supported
60% “60%” Evans: Online-only retailers represent 50% to 60% of total e-commerce Benedict Evans Nov 23, 2020 Supported
$100M “a hundred million dollars” Evans: Apple spent roughly $100 million building its campus theater Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020 Contradicted
100M “a hundred million” Evans: Approximately 100 million people own an Apple Watch Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020 Partly supported
1.5B “half a billion” Evans: Apple has sold half a billion iPads Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020 Supported
1B “a billion” Evans: One billion people currently own an iPhone Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020 Supported
1.5B “a half billion” Evans: Global smartphone users outnumber consumer PCs roughly five to one Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020 Supported
800M “eight hundred million” Evans: Global smartphone users outnumber consumer PCs roughly five to one Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020 Supported
100M “a hundred million” Evans: Only 50 to 100 million global workers need heavy PC software Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2020
100M “a hundred million” Evans: Smartphone adoption grew from 100M PCs in 1994 to over 5B users Benedict Evans Nov 9, 2020 Partly supported
5B “five billion” Evans: Smartphone adoption grew from 100M PCs in 1994 to over 5B users Benedict Evans Nov 9, 2020 Partly supported
4B “four billion” Evans: Content moderation is unscalable without architectural constraints Benedict Evans Nov 9, 2020
4B “four billion” Evans: Big internet platforms operate as Mechanical Turks powered by human biases Benedict Evans Nov 9, 2020
100M “a hundred million” Evans: Only 100 million PCs existed globally when Netscape launched Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 Supported
40% “40%” Evans: Amazon holds 40% of US e-commerce, but 15% of retail Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 Supported
20% “20%” Evans: Amazon holds 40% of US e-commerce, but 15% of retail Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 Supported
15% “15%” Evans: Apple captures over 75% of global smartphone industry profit Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 Partly supported
50% “50%” Evans: Apple captures over 75% of global smartphone industry profit Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 Partly supported
25% “25%” Evans: Apple captures over 75% of global smartphone industry profit Benedict Evans Nov 2, 2020 Partly supported
60% “60%” Evans: Third Parties Account for 60% of Sales on Amazon Benedict Evans Oct 26, 2020 Supported
$15B “fifteen billion dollars” Evans: Amazon Search Ads Generated Close to $15B in 2019 Benedict Evans Oct 26, 2020 Supported
$60B “sixty billion dollars” Evans: Shopify Processed $60 Billion in GMV in 2019 Benedict Evans Oct 26, 2020 Supported
15% “15%” Evans: US e-commerce was roughly 15% of retail in early 2020 Benedict Evans Oct 26, 2020 Supported
20% “20%” Evans: US e-commerce was roughly 15% of retail in early 2020 Benedict Evans Oct 26, 2020 Supported
50M “fifty million” The bear case for VR is becoming a 150-million-user console subset Benedict Evans Oct 19, 2020
1.5B “a half billion” The bear case for VR is becoming a 150-million-user console subset Benedict Evans Oct 19, 2020
25% “25%” Apple's custom silicon is likely 25% better than rival chips Benedict Evans Oct 19, 2020
11.8B “11.8 billion” Two modern iPads contain more transistors than every 1984 Mac combined Benedict Evans Oct 19, 2020 Supported
50M “fifty million” No company besides Apple has sold 250 million $600 machined steel devices Benedict Evans Oct 19, 2020 Supported
5B “five billion” Evans: Broadened software TAM will spawn multi-billion-dollar companies globally Benedict Evans Oct 11, 2020
10B “ten billion” Evans: Broadened software TAM will spawn multi-billion-dollar companies globally Benedict Evans Oct 11, 2020
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