The strategic consulting firm Bain & Company estimates that revenue from hardware, software and cloud services has now reached $180 billion, Europa Press reports. This represents 16 % of the Information Technology sector’s billing, a total of $1.1 trillion.

As reported in Europa Press, recent data from the CNMC Household Panel for the fourth quarter of 2016 conclude that 77 % of those who have a smartphone use it several times a day. The study notes that nine in ten internet users utilize WhatsApp, compared to the 24 % who use Facebook Messenger and 8 % who use Skype.

According to the CNMC Household Panel, a household and individual survey conducted twice a year, Netflix has doubled its users in half a year. 3.4 % of homes with Internet access, or 540,000 household in Spain use this movie and television streaming service.

According to a Moody’s study on ecommerce, online sales will grow an average of 12 % over the next two years in Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Italy, Europa Press reports.

As reported in Expansión, each year IESE publishes the report Cities in Motion, which analyzes different aspects of 180 major cities in 80 countries to determine how smart they are. The purpose of the IESE study is to measure the future sustainability of the world’s largest cities, as well as residents’ quality of life. Topping the ranking for the second year in a row is New York City, followed by London and Paris. New York stands out as the economic capital of the world, and also has the second-best score in technology.

“The path is made by walking,” said the great poet Antonio Machado. In the case of BBVA, the path has more than 160 years of history, starting with the bank´s foundation and today, it has reached a turning point. The new BBVA is a global financial group leading the transformation of the banking industry worldwide, putting all the new opportunities within everyone´s reach.