Half a billion new social media users. 1.3 billion years spent using the internet. Trillions of dollars spent on ecommerce. If you’re looking for the latest digital insights and social media stats, you’ll find them all in our new Published in partnership between We Are Social and Hootsuite, this year’s reports reveal that connected tech became an even more essential part of people’s lives over the past year, with social media, ecommerce, streaming content, and video games all seeing significant growth in the past 12 months. Some of the key themes to look for in this year’s reports include: