Web development is referring to the building and maintenance of websites. It’s the work that happens behind the scenes to make a website look great, work fast and perform well with a great user experience. web development is basically building, creating and maintaining websites. it includes aspects such as web publishing, web design, web programming and database management.

Basic Statistics on how the population access info via the internet and website:

• The US saw its web traffic skyrocket 22% in 2020, with daily online time spent on mobile phones soaring to 155 minutes.
• In the first quarter of 2021, mobile devices generated 54.8 percent of global website traffic.
• In 2020, the total number of web developers and designers in the United States was around 178,900. By 2030, this number is projected to reach over 205,000.
• Employment of web developers and digital designers is projected to grow 8 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.
• The web design services market is estimated to be worth $40.8 billion in the US in 2021.
• There are 5.6 billion Google searches per day
• Google searches per year: There are approximately 2 trillion global searches per year
• Page speed is crucial – In a study commissioned by Google and conducted by 55 and Deloitte, decreasing mobile site load times by just one tenth of a second resulted in major increases in conversion rates — specifically, 8.4% for retail sites and 10.1% for travel sites.
• Responsive is non-negotiable now – 73.1% of web designers believe that a non-responsive design is a top reason why visitors leave a website.
• 38 percent of visitors will stop engaging with a website if the content or layout is unattractive.
• 48 percent of people cited that a website’s design is the No. 1 factor in determining a business’s credibility.
• 89 percent of consumer’s shop with competition after a poor user experience.
• Increasing your website loading speed can prevent the loss of 7 percent of possible conversions.
• Only 22% of marketers say they’re ahead of the curve when it comes to responsive design. 29% say they have an “average” experience level, 23% say they’re behind the times, and 4% say they’re hopeless.
• 69% of North American marketers say dynamic, personalized content is important for their website. Only 5% say it’s of low importance.
• 47% of people expect a web page to load in two seconds or less.
• An increase in site loading speed from 8 to 2 seconds can boost your visitors’ conversion rate to customers by 74 percent.
• 48 percent of users say that if a business’ website is not mobile-friendly, they’ll take it as an indication that the business simply doesn’t care.
• 82 percent of consumers feel more positive about a company after reading custom content.
• Given 15 minutes to consume content, two-thirds of people would rather read something beautifully designed than something plain.
• 88% of online consumers are less likely to return to a site after a bad experience.
• 39% of people will stop engaging with a website if images won’t load or take too long to load.
• 51% of people think “thorough contact information” is the most important element missing from many company websites.
• 38% of people will stop engaging with a website if the content/layout is unattractive.
• 44% of website visitors will leave a company’s website if there’s no contact information or phone number.
• Mobile devices now account for nearly 2 of every 3 minutes spent online.
• While 78% of marketers reported that website optimization results at least somewhat drove their broader marketing campaigns, only 47% of marketers indicated that their web design or product development actually changed as a result of optimization lessons.
• More than 9 out of 10 respondents (95%) agreed with the statement that “good user experience just makes sense.”
• 40% of smartphone and tablet owners search for B2B products on those devices.
• 47% of website visitors check out a company’s products/services page before looking at any other site sections.
• Once on a company’s homepage, 86% of visitors want to see information about that company’s products/services.
• Once on a company’s homepage, 64% of visitors want to see the company’s contact information.
• 90% of people use multiple screens sequentially.
• Once on a company’s homepage, 52% of visitors want to see “about us” information.
• After reaching a company’s website via a referral site, 50% of visitors will use the navigation menu to orient themselves.
• After reaching a company’s website via a referral site, 36% of visitors will click on the company’s logo to reach the homepage.
• Over 80% of marketers consider increasing overall conversion a dominant priority for their website optimization programs.
• 78% of client-side respondents stated that their company was extremely or quite committed to delivering the best online user experience.
• 70% of marketers resoundingly reported they are using website optimization lessons to inform offline campaigns and other marketing communications.
• Losses per year due to a slow-loading website – $2.6 billion
• Percentage of design-related first impressions on a website – 94%
• Time a user need to form an opinion of a website – 0.5 seconds
• Share of mobile in the global e-commerce revenue – 50%
• How many users will continue shopping because of great UX – 90%