Website publishers go live with 6 new websites per second.
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6 new websites since you've been here.
DJs & Producers upload 12 minutes of audio per second.
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12 minutes of audio since you've been here.
Redditors write 41 comments per second.
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41 new comments since you've been here.
Artists & Labels upload 46 tracks per second.
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46 new tracks since you've been here.
Bloggers publish 116 posts per second.
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116 new blog posts since you've been here.
Creators upload 500 minutes of video per second.
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500 minutes of video since you've been here.
Users share 4,050 photos per second.
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Users send 752,314 messages per second.
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