Several technical and cultural factors contribute to this massive data flow:
Usenet volume refers to the total amount of data—both text discussions and binary files—transferred and stored across the decentralized network of news servers daily. While originally a text-heavy medium, modern Usenet volume is overwhelmingly dominated by binary data, such as software, video, and large archives. Usenet Volume
In recent years, the daily volume of Usenet has grown at a staggering pace. Several technical and cultural factors contribute to this
To maintain "retention" (the history of posts), major providers must store over 60 petabytes of data to cover roughly 12 years of history. Factors Driving Volume Growth such as software
This is a massive leap from 2008, when the daily volume was only about 4.7 TB .