Wed, Jun 9th 2021 11:58am
Mike Masnick
To hear many people talk about things, the entire internet these days is controlled by just a few companies, mainly Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Depending on who you re talking to, you may hear them throw in companies like Netflix. But some of us keep pointing out that while those guys are big, that doesn t mean the rest of the internet stops existing. And it s still incredibly large. If you want this point really driven home, check out this amazing map of the 2021 internet by Martin Vargic (first spotted via Fast Company).
Here s a thumbnail version, but you
Map of the internet shows world s most popular websites represented as countries and grouped into regions
Website categories include search engines , news sites and social networks shown on different continents
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The map was created by Slovakian designer Martin Vargic with aim of comparing website popularity in future
Map of the internet shows popular websites represented as countries Sam Tonkin For Mailonline
What would the internet look like if it was laid out across a world map?
Well thanks to a Slovakian designer, the World Wide Web can now be seen in cartography form, with the world s most popular websites represented as countries in this high-resolution image.
Inspired by the design of historical maps, it groups together websites in categories such as search engines , news sites , social networks , e-commerce and software companies among others.
These appear as regions and continents, while their colours are based on the website s interface or logo.