[Editor’s note: The following is a guest article from thesilverbomb.com]

The value of silver has skyrocketed in recent decades, leading many investing experts to believe that silver’s price could outpace gold for the first time in history.

This infographic covers silver’s meteoric increase and the factors that have led to silver’s exploding value. In short, it’s not speculation: Silver is a commodity that’s being influenced by old-school supply and demand. We also take a nod to the future to see where silver’s price may be headed based on the most up to date demand data. In short, silver is a limited commodity that’s in short supply… and high demand.

Infographic Courtesy of The Silver Bomb