HTTP/2 is only the second major version of the protocol used by the World Wide Web. When you think about how much the web has changed over the last couple of decades, this fact alone is pretty incredible. HTTP/2 is faster and more secure, leading to a better user experience. We put this infographic together to illustrate how things have changed since 1997, from device types accessing the web to the amount of data required to load bbc.co.uk today vs. 18 years ago.

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