One trillion photos taken in 2015
One trillion is a big number, and now it’s the number of photos taken in a year. That is a lot. In fact, that’s ten times more than fifteen years ago. Much of the rise is due to the cameraphone, which accounts for about 80% of all photos taken in 2015.
“This year, according to the market research firm InfoTrends, global consumers will take more than one trillion digital photos.”
— Stephen Heyman, The New York Times, July 29, 2015
Number of photos taken worldwide per year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Photos taken (billions) | Percentage on mobile devices |
| 1838 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 80 | 0 |
| 2010 | 350 | 40 |
| 2011 | 380 | |
| 2013 | 650 | 64 |
| 2014 | 810 | |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 80 |
| 2017 | 1,300 | 87 |
| 2020 | 1,400 | |
| Sources: 1000memories (defunct) via Mylio, Kodak’s 2000 annual report, InfoTrends 2014 Worldwide Image Capture Forecast (August 2015) via The New York Times (July 29, 2015). Mobile devices=phones and tablets. | ||