{
 "title": "How Much Data Is Created Every Day? (2026 Figures, Corrected)",
 "url": "https://www.servnetuk.com/research/data-growth-statistics-2026",
 "publisher": "Servnet Research",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with attribution",
 "collected": "2026-09-04",
 "records": [
  {
   "metric": "IDC Global DataSphere scope",
   "value": "annual data created, captured, replicated, and consumed",
   "source": "IDC"
  },
  {
   "metric": "IDC current forecast product span",
   "value": "2025–2029",
   "source": "IDC"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Legacy 2026 forecast figure",
   "value": "221 zettabytes",
   "source": "Exponential Tracker"
  },
  {
   "metric": "IDC-linked 2020 figure",
   "value": "64.2 zettabytes",
   "source": "Exponential Tracker"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Legacy 2025 forecast figure",
   "value": "181 zettabytes",
   "source": "Exponential Tracker"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Current June 2026 forecast for 2025",
   "value": "218.4 zettabytes",
   "source": "Exponential Tracker"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Current June 2026 forecast for 2030",
   "value": "718.5 zettabytes",
   "source": "Exponential Tracker"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Ofgem 2026 electricity cap unit rate",
   "value": "26.11 p/kWh",
   "source": "Ofgem"
  },
  {
   "metric": "Ofgem 2026 electricity daily standing charge",
   "value": "57.19 p/day",
   "source": "Ofgem"
  }
 ]
}