For an example of what this behaves like, see StellarExpert network stats.
Python script that streams data from the Stellar ledger using the Horizon /ledgers endpoint.
Tutorial for this code can be found here: https://medium.com/@kolten/stream-ledger-data-from-the-stellar-network-using-python-861af04c40ab
Run pip install -U stellar-sdk
Compile and run stream-stellar-ledger.py