ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Internet minute

Imagine a big room where all the world's computers are connected with each other. This room is called the internet. People use the internet to watch videos, play games, and talk to their friends who live in different parts of the world.

An internet minute is like a small snapshot of what happens in this big room during just one minute. In one minute, a lot of things happen on the internet. People send millions of emails, watch millions of videos, and download thousands of apps. It's like a race where everyone is using the internet to do different things.

For example, in one internet minute, people might send over 200 million emails. That's like every person in New York City sending 35 emails each! They might also watch 4.5 million YouTube videos, which is like watching every episode of your favorite TV show 3 times. And they might even buy over $1 million worth of things on Amazon, which is like buying 10,000 toys or 50,000 candy bars!

So, the internet minute is like a quick look at how busy the internet is and how many cool things people can do in just one minute of using it.