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by user_error 2523 days ago
At a specific part of the trailer, I believe it is said that: "Last year(?) data surpassed oil in value. Data is the most valuable asset on Earth".[1]

Being a trailer it is natural that no actual proof is provided, but is there any credit to this claim?

[1] https://youtu.be/CAMoPbj3jQE?t=67

2 comments

They probably include the value of companies like FB and Google whose primary product relies on third party data. Other than that, I doubt data brokerage is worth more than a couple of billions, at most.