2014
Platforms & Streaming
2016
/ phenomenon
A time of rapid growth for mobile platforms, the rise of visual content, streaming, and the online economy
The rise of algorithms and personalization. The internet became not just a platform, but a machine for personal engagement
/ resources
10 services
Apple Music
Discord
Figma
Periscope
Notion
Slack
Glovo
Ubereats
Pokémon GO
ApplePay
Notion
Slack
Glovo
Ubereats
Pokémon GO
ApplePay
TikTok
Apple TV+
Luminary
Byte
IGTV
OpenSea
Importantevents{ 10 }of the era{ 2014 - 2016 }
Apple Music2015
/ app
Apple Music was launched in 2015 as Apple’s answer to the growing popularity of music streaming
new chapter in the evolution of music streaming
Slack2014
Discord2015
Periscope2015
Periscope launched the trend of live streaming
Notion2015
Figma2015
/ web
Figma launched in 2016 as the first professional design tool built entirely into the browser
Figma revolutionized interface design
Ubereats2014
In 2014–2016, the rise of on-demand delivery services
Glovo2015
ApplePay2014
The first mass-market example of a fintech solution on a smartphone
Pokémon GO2016
Services thatbecomeiconic{ 4 }
2.5M
locations in the U.S. accepted Apple Pay by 2015
50+
countries supported Apple Pay by 2021
$6t
in total transactions processed via Apple Pay in 2022
ApplePay
4 000 000
designers and developers by 2020
200+
Fortune 500 companies use Figma in their products
90%
of features are available directly in the browser
Figma
19b
messages per week were sent on the platform in 2022
150M
monthly active users by 2021
70%
of users used Discord not just for gaming, but also for chatting, studying, and working
Discord
1 000 000
teams use Notion for collaboration
135+
countries — global reach
1.5m
templates created by the Notion community
Notion
2017
Next era
0%
2019
