How much is 1 petabytes?
It's about eight-and-a-half times as much as The Hubble Telescope
The amount of The Hubble Telescope is about 0.120 petabytes.
(a.k.a. Hubble Space Telescope, a.k.a. HST) (2008 figures)
Between its launch in 1990 and 2008, the Hubble Space Telescope gathered 0.120 petabytes of images and other data about astronomical phenomena. Last upgraded during a service mission in 1999, the onboard computer of the Hubble Telescope has just 0.00000000190 petabytes of operating memory (RAM) — less than most smartphones.
It's about ten times as much as The LHC Data Generated per Second
The amount of The LHC Data Generated per Second is about 0.09 petabytes.
(a.k.a. Large Hadron Collider) (2008 figures)
Capturing millions of measurements per second on millions of subatomic particles, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) facility in Geneva generates 0.10 petabytes of data every second. Data collection arrays are placed throughout the LHC's 8.6 km (5.3 mi) circular track.
It's about fourteen-and-a-half times as much as The Google Earth database
The amount of The Google Earth database is about 0.0688 petabytes.
(2006 figures) (raw imagery and indexes storage)
As of 2006, Google was storing 0.0688 petabytes of raw image and index data for its satellite photo and virtual globe application, Google Earth. The application offers high resolution satellite imagery of 60% of the populated areas of the world, according to 2010 estimates.
It's about twenty times as much as The Amazon.com's databases
The amount of The Amazon.com's databases is about 0.0413236 petabytes.
(largest databases only; 2005 figures)
Amazon.com maintains information on the millions of items sold on it's e-Commerce website and the websites of its affiliate companies, as well as information on customer orders and browsing history, and excerpts from nearly a quarter-billion books in databases totaling an estimated 0.0423154 petabytes of data. Amazon.com receives over 615 million visits to its US website each year.
It's about one-fiftieth as much as Mozy
The amount of Mozy is about 50 petabytes.
(2009 figures) (total file storage)
Mozy, the online data backup service, stores about 50 petabytes of data backed up its users. Founded in 2005, Mozy's customer base has grown to 1 million personal and 60,000 business subscribers in just 5 years.
It's about one-fiftieth as much as The Books in the Library of Congress
The amount of The Books in the Library of Congress is about 70 petabytes.
(2009 figures) (digitized entire collection)
The total collection of books, photographs, and other media housed by the United States Library of Congress would occupy about 70 petabytes if fully digitized. The collection contains a total of 142,544,498 items as of 2009.
It's about 200 times as much as a Gap, Inc. Customer Database
The amount of a Gap, Inc. Customer Database is about 0.007 petabytes.
(a.k.a. The GAP Companies, a.k.a. Gap) (2012 figures)
The GAP Inc., the corporate parent of GAP store, Old Navy, and Banana Republic, has accumulated over 0.007 petabytes of data on almost a billion customers. The GAP, Inc remains the largest apparel retailer in the United States and was the largest in the world from the mid-1990s until about 2008.
It's about 250 times as much as Watson
The amount of Watson is about 0.0039 petabytes.
(data store only)
Watson, the IBM supercomputer famous for competing against humans on the televised trivia game show Jeopardy!, utilizes 0.0039 petabytes of variously-structured data to formulate answers. While "thinking", Watson processes about 0.00048 petabytes of data per second.
It's about one-five-hundredth as much as The Spotify Catalog
The amount of The Spotify Catalog is about 500 petabytes.
(2018 figures)
Spotify, the music streaming service that serves over 170 million users per year, hosts a data catalog of about 500 petabytes on a Google Cloud Platform solution. In 2017, users listened to Spotify for a total of over 40.3 billion hours.
It's about one-five-thousandth as much as The Internet
The amount of The Internet is about 5,000 petabytes.
(2005 figures) (estimated)
Although the Internet is continuously changing, a 2005 estimate by Google CEO Eric Schmidt was that the total amount of data on the Internet would measure about 5,000 petabytes. An estimated 1 trillion web pages are published on the Internet, excluding photos, videos, and music content.
It's about 6,500 times as much as an iPod
The amount of an iPod is about 0.000153 petabytes.
(a.k.a. Apple iPod) (2010 figures; for iPod classic, sixth generation)
A sixth-generation, iPod classic MP3 player offers a storage capacity of 0.000153 petabytes. Data is stored in the unit's hard drive, a 5,400 RPM SATA drive, which measures about 30 sq. cm (5 sq. in)
It's about 20,000 times as much as Wikipedia
The amount of Wikipedia is about 0.0000500 petabytes.
(2009 figures) (all languages)
As of 2009, Wikipedia held 0.0000510 petabytes of publicly written and edited encyclopedia articles on 14.5 million subjects as well as associated commentary and discussion. Wikipedia is among the ten most popular websites on the Internet and the only non-profit entity in that group.
It's about 20,000 times as much as a Blu-ray Disc
The amount of a Blu-ray Disc is about 0.0000470 petabytes.
(a.k.a. BD) (dual-layer; Blu-ray disc)
A typical Blu-ray disc will hold 0.0000480 petabytes of data. The increase in capacity versus a standard DVD is possible because of the smaller wavelength of blue light — 405 nanometers instead of 650 nanometers for the red laser light used in a DVD.
It's about 200,000 times as much as a DVD
The amount of a DVD is about 0.00000450 petabytes.
(a.k.a. digital video disc) (single-side, single-layer; DVD-5 specification)
A typical capacity digital video disc will hold 0.00000450 petabytes of data. Such disks are 1.2 mm (0.047 in) thick.
It's about 250,000 times as much as an HDTV Television Show (30 Minutes)
The amount of an HDTV Television Show (30 Minutes) is about 0.000004020 petabytes.
(a.k.a. High Definition television, a.k.a. HD) (digital signal, QAM-256; 30 minutes)
Broadcast cable HDTV signals contain about 0.000000002240 petabytes of data per second, or 0.000004020 petabytes in a thirty-minute television show. The first High Definition television broadcast was news footage from John Glenn's 1998 mission on the space shuttle Discovery.