Data dashboard

The scale ofthe question.

Every figure shows its date, definition and original source. Visual scale is proportional inside each chart—not across unrelated units.

A rain-darkened British city with blank digital screens during a communications outage
6bn

people online

Estimated worldwide in 2025

ITU ↗
74%

of humanity

Estimated to use the internet in 2025

ITU ↗
2.2bn

people offline

A reminder that internet dependence is not universal

ITU ↗
58%

UK-produced food

Share of UK domestic consumption in 2025 by farmgate value

Defra ↗
7 days

scenario duration

A cinematic stress test—not an official prediction

Matter & Maybe ↗

Visual comparison

Share of the world using the internet

Internet use continues to grow, increasing the scale of common dependency.

Source: ITU Facts and Figures ↗

Visual comparison

The 2024 digital income divide

Global totals hide a large difference in internet use between income groups.

Source: ITU Facts and Figures 2024 ↗

Part of the whole

Where UK food consumed in 2025 came from

Share of domestic consumption, based on unprocessed value at farmgate. Supply remains a connected domestic and international system.

Source: Defra Food Statistics 2026 ↗
UK production58%
European Union23%
Rest of world19%

Figures are shown in the form and year published by their source. They are context for the documentary—not a mathematical forecast of what a seven-day scenario must produce.