Technology Adoption Statistics Show Acceleration over Time
Statistics
"the time required for a majority adoption of technologies has been shortened over time:
129 years for the toilet to reach 100% of households in 1989.
120 years for drinking water to reach 100% of households in 1980.
99 years for fixed telephony to reach its highest peak of 95% in 2002.
78 years for the automobile to reach its highest peak of 92% in 1993.
48 years for electricity to reach 100% of households in 1956.
47 years for the radio and the refrigerator to reach 100% of homes in 1971.
25 years for the cell phone to go from 10% to 96% adoption in 2019.
24 years for the computer to go from 20% to 89% adoption in 2016.
23 years for the internet to go from 10% to 88% adoption in 2016.
14 years for social media to reach 80% adoption in 2017.
7 years for the tablet to reach 64% adoption in 2017."