The Weight of the Internet

Did you know that the entire global internet weighs roughly the same as a single large

strawberry? This seemingly impossible fact highlights the ethereal nature of data transmission.

The "weight" comes from the mass of all the electrons and photons that are moving through

the physical infrastructure—the fiber optic cables, servers, and devices—at any given moment.

While individual particles are nearly massless, when you account for the sheer scale

and speed of instantaneous global communication, scientists estimate the total amount of data moving across

the web adds up to a surprisingly small physical mass, proving that some of the most impactful

things in our modern world are nearly weightless.