Prepare for a future with fewer cars, search bars, and smartphones — but way more ads

Prepare for a future with less smartphones and cars.
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Mary Meeker's annual internet trends report is understood in the industry to be a kind of barometer for the future of the web and tech. At 213 slides long, the 2016 report is densely packed with data, but the main takeaways include slowed growth in internet and smartphone adoption, a boom in voice-driven searches, and growth in the American auto industry, with the downside being people are going to start buying fewer cars. Oh, and brace yourself for when advertisers finally realize how to utilize the internet to its fullest potential.

Internet and smartphone adoption are slowing way down.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.