Three richest people in the world:

1. Elon Musk: $397 billion

2. Mark Zuckerberg: $245 billion

3. Jeff Bezos: $243 billion

(Bloomberg)

🇧🇷 Brazil GDP (current prices):

2013: $2.47 trillion

2023: $2.13 trillion

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5. 🇵🇪 Lima, Peru
6. 🇨🇴 Medellin, Colombia
7. 🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
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9. 🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea
10. 🇲🇦 Casablanca, Morocco
11. 🇰🇷 Jeju Island, South Korea
12. 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa
13. 🇵🇭 Luzon, Philippines
14. 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
15. 🇨🇴 Bogota, Colombia

World's best beaches, 2025.

1. 🇬🇷 Elafonissi Beach, Greece
2. 🇹🇭 Banana Beach, Thailand
3. 🇦🇼 Eagle Beach, Aruba
4. 🇺🇸 Siesta Beach, Florida
5. 🇵🇹 Praia da Falésia, Portugal
6. 🇨🇺 Playa Varadero, Cuba
7. 🇩🇴 Bavaro Beach, Dominican Republic
8. 🇪🇸 Playa de Muro Beach, Spain
9. 🇮🇩 Kelingking Beach, Indonesia
10. 🇬🇷 Myrtos Beach, Greece

(TripAdvisor)

🇧🇩 Electricity generation in Bangladesh in 2024:

🔥 Gas: 43.7%
🪨 Coal: 27.9%
⬅️ Net imports: 16%
🛢️ Unspecified fossil fuels: 10.7%
🌊 Hydropower: 0.9%
☀️ Solar: 0.9%

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Interest rate

🇹🇷 Turkey: 45%
🇦🇷 Argentina: 29%
🇷🇺 Russia: 21%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 13.25%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 9.5%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 7.5%
🇮🇳 India: 6.25%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 5.75%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 5.5%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 4.5%
🇺🇸 United States: 4.5%
🇦🇺 Australia: 4.1%
🇨🇳 China: 3.1%
🇨🇦 Canada: 3%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 2.9%
🇪🇺 Eurozone: 2.9%
🇸🇬 Singapore: 2.46%
🇯🇵 Japan: 0.5%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 0.5%

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What’s one thing that almost everyone predicted wrong?

Largest expected population decline (2020-2050):

🇧🇬Bulgaria → 22.5%
🇱🇹Lithuania → 22.1%
🇱🇻Latvia → 21.6%
🇺🇦Ukraine → 19.5%
🇷🇸Serbia → 18.9%
🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina → 18.2%
🇭🇷Croatia → 18.0%
🇲🇩Moldova → 16.7%
🇯🇵Japan → 16.3%
🇦🇱Albania → 15.8%
🇷🇴Romania → 15.5%
🇬🇷Greece → 13.4%
🇪🇪Estonia → 12.7%
🇭🇺Hungary → 12.3%
🇵🇱Poland → 12.0%
🇬🇪Georgia → 11.8%
🇵🇹Portugal → 10.9%
🇲🇰North Macedonia → 10.9%
🇨🇺Cuba → 10.3%
🇮🇹Italy → 10.1%

Source: World Population Review

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Average annual wages:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg: $89,767
🇮🇸 Iceland: $87,421
🇨🇭 Switzerland: $83,332
🇺🇸 United States: $80,115
🇧🇪 Belgium: $73,206
🇳🇴 Norway: $71,972
🇦🇹 Austria: $71,167
🇳🇱 Netherlands: $70,185
🇩🇰 Denmark: $69,525
🇦🇺 Australia: $67,101
🇨🇦 Canada: $66,211
🇩🇪 Germany: $65,719
🇫🇷 France: $59,087
🇳🇿 New Zealand: $58,097
🇸🇪 Sweden: $57,996
🇫🇮 Finland: $57,860
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: $57,617
🇮🇪 Ireland: $56,809
🇸🇮 Slovenia: $55,660
🇪🇸 Spain: $51,336
🇮🇱 Israel: $50,964
🇰🇷 Korea: $49,062
🇮🇹 Italy: $48,874
🇱🇹 Lithuania: $48,864
🇯🇵 Japan: $46,792
🇵🇱 Poland: $41,050
🇱🇻 Latvia: $38,740
🇵🇹 Portugal: $37,500
🇪🇪 Estonia: $37,404
🇨🇿 Czechia: $37,366
🇸🇰 Slovak Republic: $31,733
🇭🇺 Hungary: $31,709
🇬🇷 Greece: $30,238
🇲🇽 Mexico: $20,474

Source: OECD. USD, PPP-adjusted, 2023.

Who owns the most vehicles per capita (number of vehicles in use per 1000 inhabitants):

🇳🇿 New Zealand: 869
🇺🇸 U.S.: 860
🇵🇱 Poland: 761
🇮🇹 Italy: 756
🇦🇺 Australia: 737
🇨🇦 Canada: 707
🇫🇷 France: 704
🇨🇿 Czechia: 658
🇵🇹 Portugal: 640
🇳🇴 Norway: 635
🇦🇹 Austria: 632
🇬🇧 UK: 632
🇩🇪 Germany: 627
🇪🇸 Spain: 627
🇬🇷 Greece: 617
🇯🇵 Japan: 612
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 604
🇧🇪 Belgium: 590
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 588
🇫🇮 Finland: 577
🇸🇪 Sweden: 544
🇩🇰 Denmark: 540
🇮🇪 Ireland: 540
🇲🇾 Malaysia: 535
🇸🇰 Slovakia: 513
🇱🇾 Libya: 490
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 485
🇭🇷 Croatia: 474
🇸🇾 Syria: 472
🇭🇺 Hungary: 463
🇰🇷 South Korea: 458
🇷🇴 Romania: 438
🇮🇱 Israel: 404
🇷🇺 Russia: 389
🇧🇾 Belarus: 387
🇲🇽 Mexico: 358
🇹🇼 Taiwan: 344
🇦🇪 UAE: 343
🇷🇸 Serbia: 330
🇦🇷 Argentina: 311
🇹🇭 Thailand: 277
🇨🇱 Chile: 246
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: 226
🇨🇳 China: 223
🇹🇷 Türkiye: 220
🇧🇷 Brazil: 214
🇺🇦 Ukraine: 192
🇮🇷 Iran: 183
🇿🇦 South Africa: 176
🇪🇨 Ecuador: 152
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 149
🇩🇿 Algeria: 144
🇲🇦 Morocco: 112
🇨🇴 Colombia: 111
🇮🇶 Iraq: 111
🇵🇪 Peru: 88
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 78
🇪🇬 Egypt: 64
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 56
🇻🇳 Vietnam: 50
🇵🇭 Philippines: 38
🇮🇳 India: 33
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 20

According to the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers

The Top Import Partner of Every U.S. State

Alabama - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Alaska - 🇰🇷 South Korea
Arizona - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Arkansas - 🇨🇦 Canada
California - 🇨🇳 China
Colorado - 🇨🇦 Canada
Connecticut - 🇨🇦 Canada
Delaware - 🇨🇦 Canada
District of Columbia - 🇦🇺 Australia
Florida - 🇨🇳 China
Georgia - 🇨🇳 China
Hawaii - 🇰🇷 South Korea
Idaho - 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Illinois - 🇨🇦 Canada
Indiana - 🇮🇪 Ireland
Iowa - 🇨🇦 Canada
Kansas - 🇨🇦 Canada
Kentucky - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Louisiana - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Maine - 🇨🇦 Canada
Maryland - 🇩🇪 Germany
Massachusetts - 🇨🇦 Canada
Michigan - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Minnesota - 🇨🇦 Canada
Mississippi - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Missouri - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Montana - 🇨🇦 Canada
Nebraska - 🇨🇦 Canada
Nevada - 🇨🇳 China
New Hampshire - 🇨🇦 Canada
New Jersey - 🇨🇳 China
New Mexico - 🇲🇽 Mexico
New York - 🇨🇦 Canada
North Carolina - 🇮🇪 Ireland
North Dakota - 🇨🇦 Canada
Ohio - 🇨🇦 Canada
Oklahoma - 🇨🇦 Canada
Oregon - 🇯🇵 Japan
Pennsylvania - 🇨🇳 China
Rhode Island - 🇩🇪 Germany
South Carolina - 🇨🇳 China
South Dakota - 🇨🇦 Canada
Tennessee - 🇨🇳 China
Texas - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Utah - 🇲🇽 Mexico
Vermont - 🇨🇦 Canada
Virginia - 🇨🇳 China
Washington - 🇨🇦 Canada
West Virginia - 🇨🇦 Canada
Wisconsin - 🇨🇦 Canada
Wyoming - 🇨🇦 Canada

This list illustrates the top import partner of every U.S. state as of November 2024. The data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway paid a total of $26.8 BILLION to the 🇺🇸 IRS in taxes in 2024

That's roughly 5% of what ALL of corporate America paid

🌭 Share of adult’s diet with ultra-processed food consumption:

🇺🇸 USA: 58%
🇬🇧 UK: 57%
🇦🇺 Australia: 40%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 39%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 30%
🇯🇵 Japan: 28%
🇨🇱 Chile: 28%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 22%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 21%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 18%
🇮🇹 Italy: 18%

Source: British Medical Journal 2023

🇪🇺 In 2023, 10% of people in the EU reported experiencing crime, violence or vandalism in their neighborhood.

(Eurostat)

🇺🇸 About 3% of U.S. students were homeschooled in the 2022-23 school year.

Personal income tax rate:

🇰🇾 Cayman Islands: 0%
🇧🇸 Bahamas: 0%
🇧🇭 Bahrain: 0%
🇧🇲 Bermuda: 0%
🇧🇳 Brunei: 0%
🇰🇼 Kuwait: 0%
🇴🇲 Oman: 0%
🇶🇦 Qatar: 0%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 0%
🇦🇪 UAE: 0%
🇬🇹 Guatemala: 7%
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: 10%
🇷🇴 Romania: 10%
🇷🇸 Serbia: 10%
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan: 12%
🇷🇺 Russia: 13%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: 18%
🇲🇳 Mongolia: 20%
🇸🇾 Syria: 22%
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 22.4%
🇨🇿 Czechia: 23%
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 24%
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 25%
🇪🇬 Egypt: 27.5%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 27.5%
🇸🇻 El Salvador: 30%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: 30%
🇵🇱 Poland: 32%
🇨🇦 Canada: 33%
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 34%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 35%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 35%
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 35%
🇺🇸 United States: 37%
🇲🇦 Morocco: 38%
🇨🇴 Colombia: 39%
🇮🇳 India: 39%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 40%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 40%
🇮🇹 Italy: 43%
🇬🇷 Greece: 44%
🇦🇺 Australia: 45%
🇨🇳 China: 45%
🇫🇷 France: 45%
🇩🇪 Germany: 45%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 45%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 45%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 45%
🇮🇸 Iceland: 46.28%
🇪🇸 Spain: 47%
🇳🇴 Norway: 47.4%
🇵🇹 Portugal: 48%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 49.5%
🇮🇱 Israel: 50%
🇧🇪 Belgium: 50%
🇸🇪 Sweden: 52%
🇦🇹 Austria: 55%
🇩🇰 Denmark: 55.9%
🇯🇵 Japan: 55.95%
🇫🇮 Finland: 57.65%

These are the highest personal income tax rates.

According to TradingEconomics