Starvard Research

The research lab of Starvard University

We study how the world learns, works and connects, and we publish what we find for free. Every number we print is tied to a real public source. If it cannot be sourced, it does not ship.

Our reports

Internet Trends 2026

Our first report, modeled on the great Mary Meeker Internet Trends editions: how many people are online, what AI is doing to work and search, how people learn and buy now, and where the gaps between attention and money still sit. Every figure linked to its source: the ITU, Pew Research, the Stanford AI Index, DataReportal, company filings and official statistics.

6.0B
people online, and 2.2 billion still offline
800M
weekly ChatGPT users, the fastest adoption curve ever measured
280x
collapse in the cost of a unit of AI capability in two years

Read Internet Trends 2026   or download the PDF

How we work

Public data, printed plainly

Sources first

We start from primary public sources: UN agencies, national statistics, peer reviewed surveys, company filings and the reports of record. Secondary summaries are a last resort and are labeled when used.

Vintages stated

A number without a date is a rumor. Every figure in our reports carries the year it describes, and older anchors are flagged as anchors, never passed off as current.

Corrections in the open

When a figure turns out wrong, we fix the page and say so. Research you cannot correct is marketing.

More reports are in preparation. Starvard Research is part of Starvard University.