Topic

Technology

Hardware cycles, platform shifts, and consumer technology behavior measured in numbers.

Trending keywords

upgrade cycledevice lifespanreplacement rates

From the most recently refreshed Technology briefing.

Replacement cycle

4.1 yrs

+1.5 yrs vs 2019

Support windows

5–7 yrs

lengthening

Refurb unit share

~2x

since 2022

Unit sales (mature)

Flat

5yr trend

Devices last longer, carrier subsidies are gone, and 'good enough' won. The replacement-rate data reshapes every hardware-adjacent business model.