By the numbers | 5G closing in on 5-billion
Estimated/projected number of 3G, 4G and 5G smartphone subscriptions (billion)
By the numbers | Rise-and-shine times in 36 countries
South Africans are the world’s earliest risers, according to the World Population Review's latest alarm clock figures
By the numbers | High traffic on Everest
Estimated number of successful Everest ascents per year from 1953 to 2024
By the numbers | 2024: The super election year
This year national elections will be held in more than 60 countries
By the numbers | Top 10 global events of 2023
The top global news stories of the past year according to Google search trends
By the numbers | Where African enslaved people came from
The Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition was commemorated recently
By the numbers | The richest people in Africa
People/families in Africa with the highest net worth in 2022
By the numbers | Tennis’s goat debate
Number of Grand Slam singles titles won by professional tennis players in the Open Era (since 1968)
By the numbers | Africa’s top business cities
African cities ranked according to the global business cities index in 2022
By the numbers | Record-breaking heat in Europe
A heatwave rolled across Europe, breaking temperature records in its path
By the numbers | Leaders assassinated since 2000
Presidents/prime ministers/heads of state assassinated in the past two decades
By the numbers | Airbnb recovers from pandemic dip
Number of nights and experiences booked on Airbnb across the world
By the numbers | Where car use is rising and falling
Share of all trips taken by car in 2015 and 2050 by world region
By the numbers | Laggards in the SA post-pandemic recovery
The infographic shows an index of economic activity and of employment
By the numbers | Confidence in the US Supreme Court sinks to new low
Share of US adults that have a great deal/quite a lot of confidence in the US Supreme Court, as of June 2022
By the numbers | The return of the Hummer
After a 12-year hiatus, GM is reviving the Hummer as a fully electric off-road vehicle
By the numbers | The oceans suffering most from illegal fishing
Average annual gross revenue loss from illicit marine fishing in the most affected oceans
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