The data depicts the number of active Gmail users worldwide from January 2012 to February 2016. As of the most recently reported period, Google's e-mail service had 1 billion active users worldwide. The online service is one of the most popular websites in the U.S.
E-mail is one of the most common digital communication methods worldwide – first made popular as an easily accessible service offered by many providers, it has now made the successful transition to mobile. Despite the increasing growth of mobile messenger apps, e-mail has remained the leading online communication channel.
