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Most Spoken Languages in 2026: 1. 🇬🇧 English – 1.5 Billion 2. 🇨🇳 Mandarin – 1.2 Billion 3. 🇮🇳 Hindi – 609 Million 4. 🇪🇸 Spanish – 558 Million 5. 🇸🇦 Standard Arabic – 335 Million 6. 🇫🇷 French – 312 Million 7. 🇮🇳 Bengali – 284 Million 8. 🇵🇹 Portuguese – 267 Million 9. 🇷🇺 Russian – 253 Million 10. 🇮🇩 Indonesian – 252 Million 11. 🇵🇰 Urdu – 246 Million 12. 🇩🇪 German – 134 Million 13. 🇯🇵 Japanese – 126 Million 14. 🇳🇬 Nigerian Pidgin – 121 Million 15. 🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic – 119 Million 16. 🇮🇳 Marathi – 99 Million 17. 🇻🇳 Vietnamese – 97 Million 18. 🇮🇳 Telugu – 96 Million 19. 🇳🇬 Hausa – 94 Million 20. 🇹🇷 Turkish – 91 Million 21. 🇵🇰 Western Punjabi – 90 Million 22. 🇹🇿 Swahili – 87 Million 23. 🇵🇭 Tagalog – 87 Million 24. 🇮🇳 Tamil – 86 Million 25. 🇭🇰 Yue Chinese – 86 Million Source: Ethnologue 2026 @dailystats

Major Banks of Europe @dailystats

🍺 Minimum age to buy beer: 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso: 13 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire: 14 🇦🇹 Austria: 16 🇧🇪 Belgium: 16 🇩🇰 Denmark: 16 🇩🇪 Germany: 16 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 16 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 16 🇲🇹 Malta: 17 🇦🇷 Argentina: 18 🇦🇺 Australia: 18 🇨🇳 China: 18 🇫🇷 France: 18 🇮🇳 India: 18 🇮🇹 Italy: 18 🇲🇽 Mexico: 18 🇷🇺 Russia: 18 🇹🇷 Türkiye: 18 🇬🇧 UK: 18 🇨🇦 Canada: 18-19 🇰🇷 South Korea: 19 🇯🇵 Japan: 20 🇹🇭 Thailand: 20 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 21 🇺🇸 United States of America: 21 🇪🇷 Eritrea: 25 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: No legal minimum 🇵🇰 Pakistan: No legal minimum 🇮🇷 Iran: Total ban 🇲🇻 Maldives: Total ban Source: WHO Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH). @dailystats

❗️AI was supposed to kill a million jobs. It may have created them instead. The Economist estimates the AI boom has added around 1 million jobs in the US above normal employment trends. Yes, about 200,000 jobs have disappeared since mid-2023 in roles where companies cited AI. But the bigger surprise is where the new jobs are coming from. Electricians. HVAC technicians. Construction crews. Utility workers. The people building the massive data centers and power infrastructure AI needs. Then there’s the obvious wave of engineers, software developers, data scientists and AI specialists. The estimate isn’t a perfect government count, but the trend is interesting: AI isn’t just replacing workers. It’s creating an entire economy around itself. @aipost 🏴

Share of rural population: 🇸🇬 Singapore: 0% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 0% 🇶🇦 Qatar: 0.6% 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 6.5% 🇮🇱 Israel: 7% 🇦🇷 Argentina: 7.4% 🇯🇵 Japan: 7.8% 🇸🇪 Sweden: 11% 🇩🇰 Denmark: 11.3% 🇻🇪 Venezuela: 11.5% 🇧🇷 Brazil: 12% 🇦🇪 UAE: 12% 🇦🇺 Australia: 13.2% 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 14.8% 🇬🇧 UK: 15.1% 🇳🇴 Norway: 15.6% 🇺🇸 USA: 16.4% 🇨🇴 Colombia: 17.3% 🇫🇷 France: 17.9% 🇨🇦 Canada: 18% 🇲🇽 Mexico: 18.1% 🇪🇸 Spain: 18.2% 🇰🇷 South Korea: 18.5% 🇬🇷 Greece: 19% 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 20.8% 🇩🇪 Germany: 22.1% 🇮🇷 Iran: 22.3% 🇩🇿 Algeria: 24.2% 🇷🇺 Russia: 24.4% 🇨🇿 Czechia: 25.2% 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 25.6% 🇮🇹 Italy: 27.7% 🇺🇦 Ukraine: 29.7% 🇿🇦 South Africa: 30.7% 🇵🇹 Portugal: 31.5% 🇨🇳 China: 34.4% 🇰🇵 North Korea: 36.5% 🇵🇱 Poland: 39.6% 🇬🇭 Ghana: 40% 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 40.8% 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: 41.6% 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 44.9% 🇷🇴 Romania: 45.1% 🇹🇭 Thailand: 45.6% 🇵🇭 Philippines: 51.3% 🇪🇬 Egypt: 56.7% 🇲🇻 Maldives: 57.5% 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 58.7% 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 61.6% 🇮🇳 India: 63.1% 🇰🇪 Kenya: 69.9% 🇦🇫 Afghanistan: 72.7% 🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 76.3% 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka: 80.5% 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 85% Source: World Bank (2024) @dailystats

The most iconic tourist attraction: 🇨🇳 China: the Great Wall of China 🇮🇳 India: the Taj Mahal 🇫🇷 France: the Eiffel Tower 🇨🇦 Canada: Niagara Falls 🇹🇭 Thailand: Patong Beach 🇧🇷 Brazil: Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro 🇨🇺 Cuba: Old Havana 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: Burj Khalifa 🇪🇬 Egypt: the Great Sphinx 🇯🇵 Japan: Mount Fuji 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Buckingham Palace 🇦🇺 Australia: Sydney Opera House 🇬🇷 Greece: the Parthenon 🇧🇴 Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni salt flat 🇪🇸 Spain: La Sagrada Família 🇮🇸 Iceland: Blue Lagoon 🇦🇷 Argentina: La Boca, Buenos Aires 🇲🇽 Mexico: Chichen-Itza 🇳🇿 New Zealand: Hobbiton 🇭🇷 Croatia: Dubrovnik Old Town 🇻🇳 Vietnam: Ba Na Hill mountain resort 🇿🇲 Zambia: Victoria Falls 🇲🇦 Morocco: Hassan II Mosque 🇺🇸 United States: Disney World 🇳🇱 The Netherlands: Anne Frank House 🇮🇹 Italy: Leaning Tower of Pisa @dailystats

💰 World GDP by year: 1960 — $1.4 trillion 1970 — $3.0 trillion 1980 — $11.5 trillion 1990 — $23.0 trillion 2000 — $34.0 trillion 2008 — $64.4 trillion 2010 — $66.9 trillion 2015 — $75.8 trillion 2018 — $87.3 trillion 2019 — $88.8 trillion 2020 — $86.4 trillion 2021 — $98.8 trillion 2022 — $102.9 trillion 2023 — $107.3 trillion 2024 — $111.7 trillion 2025 — $118.4 trillion 2030 — $151 trillion (forecast) Source: World Bank (nominal, current US$) @dailystats

Most Populated Cities of the British Empire in 1900: 1. 🇬🇧 London: 6,480,000 2. 🇬🇧 Manchester: 1,255,000 3. 🇬🇧 Birmingham: 1,248,000 4. 🇮🇳 Kolkata: 1,085,000 5. 🇬🇧 Glasgow: 1,072,000 6. 🇬🇧 Liverpool: 940,000 7. 🇮🇳 Mumbai: 780,000 8. 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne: 615,000 9. 🇪🇬 Cairo: 595,000 10. 🇮🇳 Chennai: 505,000 11. 🇦🇺 Melbourne: 485,000 12. 🇦🇺 Sydney: 478,000 Source: 3000 Years of Urban Growth @dailystats

🇮🇳 Total fertility rate in India since 1950 2026: 1.9 2020: 2.05 2015: 2.29 2010: 2.60 2005: 2.96 2000: 3.35 1995: 3.65 1990: 4.05 1985: 4.43 1980: 4.78 1975: 5.20 1970: 5.62 1965: 5.94 1960: 5.92 1955: 5.91 1950: 5.73 @dailystats

Countries by vodka consumption (shots per month): 🇷🇺 Russia - 17 🇵🇱 Poland - 14 🇺🇦 Ukraine - 10 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - 5 🇸🇰 Slovakia - 4 🇺🇸 USA - 4 🇮🇪 Ireland - 3 🇫🇮 Finland - 3 🇬🇧 UK - 3 🇨🇦 Canada - 3 🇭🇺 Hungary - 3 🇮🇱 Israel - 2 🇦🇹 Austria - 2 🇳🇴 Norway - 2 🇩🇪 Germany - 2 🇨🇿 Czechia - 2 🇸🇪 Sweden - 1 🇦🇺 Australia - 1 🇷🇴 Romania - 0.7 🇫🇷 France - 0.7 🇹🇷 Turkey - 0.5 🇪🇸 Spain - 0.4 🇲🇽 Mexico - 0.2 🇮🇹 Italy - 0.2 🇮🇳 India - 0.2 🇯🇵 Japan - 0.15 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 0.08 🇧🇩 Bangladesh - 0.05 According to World Population Review @dailystats

Countries that have never been colonized by any European power: 1. Afghanistan 🇦🇫 2. Bhutan 🇧🇹 3. China 🇨🇳 4. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 5. Iran 🇮🇷 6. Japan 🇯🇵 7. Liberia 🇱🇷 8. Mongolia 🇲🇳 9. Nepal 🇳🇵 10. North Korea 🇰🇵 11. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 12. South Korea 🇰🇷 13. Thailand 🇹🇭 14. Tonga 🇹🇴 @dailystats

The languages of China @dailystats

📚 Hours spent reading per person weekly: 🇮🇳 India - 10:42 🇹🇭 Thailand - 09:24 🇨🇳 China - 08:00 🇵🇭 Philippines - 07:36 🇪🇬 Egypt - 07:30 🇨🇿 Czechia - 07:24 🇷🇺 Russia - 07:06 🇸🇪 Sweden - 06:54 🇫🇷 France - 06:54 🇭🇺 Hungary - 06:48 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - 06:48 🇭🇰 Hong Kong - 06:42 🇵🇱 Poland - 06:30 🇻🇪 Venezuela - 06:24 🇿🇦 South Africa - 06:18 🇦🇺 Australia - 06:18 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 06:00 🇦🇷 Argentina - 05:54 🇹🇷 Turkey - 05:54 🇪🇸 Spain - 05:48 🇨🇦 Canada - 05:48 🇩🇪 Germany - 05:42 🇺🇸 USA - 05:42 🇮🇹 Italy - 05:36 🇲🇽 Mexico - 05:30 🇬🇧 UK - 05:18 🇧🇷 Brazil - 05:15 🇹🇼 Taiwan - 05:00 🇯🇵 Japan - 04:06 🇰🇷 South Korea - 03:06 Source: NOP World CultureScore Index @dailystats

Countries where debt is bigger than the entire economy: 🇯🇵 Japan — 195% 🇸🇬 Singapore — 166% 🇬🇷 Greece — 147% 🇮🇹 Italy — 137% 🇺🇸 United States — 116% 🇫🇷 France — 116% 🇧🇪 Belgium — 108% 🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 102% 🇪🇸 Spain — 101% 🇨🇦 Canada — 100% Source: BIS 2025 @dailystats

Flags of Europe in 1444. @dailystats

🏥 Hospitals in the World's Top 250: 🇺🇸 United States: 43 🇩🇪 Germany: 23 🇰🇷 South Korea: 17 🇫🇷 France: 16 🇯🇵 Japan: 15 🇮🇹 Italy: 14 🇪🇸 Spain: 13 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 11 🇨🇦 Canada: 10 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 10 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9 🇦🇹 Austria: 8 🇸🇪 Sweden: 7 🇦🇺 Australia: 6 🇧🇷 Brazil: 6 🇳🇴 Norway: 6 🇸🇬 Singapore: 6 🇧🇪 Belgium: 5 🇩🇰 Denmark: 4 🇫🇮 Finland: 4 🇮🇳 India: 3 🇮🇱 Israel: 3 🇨🇴 Colombia: 2 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 2 🇲🇽 Mexico: 2 🇨🇱 Chile: 1 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 1 🇹🇼 Taiwan: 1 🇹🇭 Thailand: 1 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: 1 According to Newsweek @dailystats

Most Consumed Soft Drinks in the U.S. 🥤 Coca-Cola Original Taste: 37% 🥤 Sprite: 33% 🥤 Pepsi: 31% 🥤 Dr. Pepper: 30% 🥤 7 Up: 23% 🥤 Fanta Orange: 22% 🥤 Canada Dry Ginger Ale: 22% 🥤 Mountain Dew: 21% 🥤 Coca-Cola Zero Sugar: 14% 🥤 Diet Coke: 14% Figures represent the share of respondents who say they consumed each drink in the past 12 months, not market share or sales volume. Since people can drink multiple brands, the percentages don't add up to 100%. Source: Statista Consumer Insights. 1,245 U.S. respondents (ages 18-64), surveyed Mar.-Jun. 2026. @dailystats

🐅 Tiger Population in the World: 1. 🇮🇳 India: 3,167 2. 🇷🇺 Russia: 750 3. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 393 4. 🇳🇵 Nepal: 355 5. 🇹🇭 Thailand: 189 6. 🇧🇹 Bhutan: 151 7. 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 150 8. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 125 9. 🇨🇳 China: 114 10. 🇲🇲 Myanmar: 22 11. 🇻🇳 Vietnam: 5 Note: Data for wild tigers only. Source: World Population Review @dailystats

The true size of Japan @dailystats

Adult literacy rate around the world: Top 5 countries: 🇦🇩 Andorra: 100% 🇫🇮 Finland: 100% 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 100% 🇱🇺 Luxembourg: 100% 🇰🇵 North Korea: 100% Lowest 5 countries: 🇸🇸 South Sudan: 26.8% 🇹🇩 Chad: 30.6% 🇳🇪 Niger: 35.6% 🇲🇱 Mali: 35.6% 🇾🇪 Yemen: 37.1% @dailystats