Inflation was the most worrying topic worldwide as of January 2025, with one third of the respondents choosing that option. Crime and violence as well as poverty and social inequality followed behind. Moreover, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the war in Gaza, nine percent of the respondents were worried about military conflict between nations. Only four percent were worried about the COVID-19 pandemic, which dominated the world after its outbreak in 2020. Global inflation and rising prices Inflation rates have spiked substantially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. From 2020 to 2021, the worldwide inflation rate increased from 3.5 percent to 4.7 percent, and from 2021 to 2022, the rate increased sharply from 4.7 percent to 8.7 percent. While rates are predicted to fall come 2025, many are continuing to struggle with price increases on basic necessities. Poverty and global development Poverty and social inequality was the third most worrying issue to respondents. While poverty and inequality are still prominent, global poverty rates have been on a steady decline over the years. In 1994, 64 percent of people in low-income countries and around one percent of people in high-income countries lived on less than 2.15 U.S. dollars per day. By 2018, this had fallen to almost 44 percent of people in low-income countries and 0.6 percent in high-income countries. Moreover, fewer people globally are dying of preventable diseases and people are living longer lives. Despite these aspects, issues such as wealth inequality have global prominence.

The global number of Facebook users was forecast to continuously increase between 2023 and 2027 by in total 391 million users (+14.36 percent). After the fourth consecutive increasing year, the Facebook user base is estimated to reach 3.1 billion users and therefore a new peak in 2027. Notably, the number of Facebook users was continuously increasing over the past years.User figures, shown here regarding the platform Facebook, have been estimated by taking into account company filings or press material, secondary research, app downloads and traffic data. They refer to the average monthly active users over the period and count multiple accounts by persons only once.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

There are approximately 8.16 billion people living in the world today, a figure that shows a dramatic increase since the beginning of the Common Era. Since the 1970s, the global population has also more than doubled in size. It is estimated that the world's population will reach and surpass 10 billion people by 2060 and plateau at around 10.3 billion in the 2080s, before it then begins to fall. Asia When it comes to number of inhabitants per continent, Asia is the most populous continent in the world by a significant margin, with roughly 60 percent of the world's population living there. Similar to other global regions, a quarter of inhabitants in Asia are under 15 years of age. The most populous nations in the world are India and China respectively; each inhabit more than three times the amount of people than the third-ranked United States. 10 of the 20 most populous countries in the world are found in Asia. Africa Interestingly, the top 20 countries with highest population growth rate are mainly countries in Africa. This is due to the present stage of Sub-Saharan Africa's demographic transition, where mortality rates are falling significantly, although fertility rates are yet to drop and match this. As much of Asia is nearing the end of its demographic transition, population growth is predicted to be much slower in this century than in the previous; in contrast, Africa's population is expected to reach almost four billion by the year 2100. Unlike demographic transitions in other continents, Africa's population development is being influenced by climate change on a scale unseen by most other global regions. Rising temperatures are exacerbating challenges such as poor sanitation, lack of infrastructure, and political instability, which have historically hindered societal progress. It remains to be seen how Africa and the world at large adapts to this crisis as it continues to cause drought, desertification, natural disasters, and climate migration across the region.

Current account balance of Japan shot up by 66.92% from 90,276,942,261 US dollars in 2022 to 150,690,623,452 US dollars in 2023. Since the 15.05% slump in 2020, current account balance went up by 0.44% in 2023. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Netflix's global subscriber base has reached an impressive milestone, surpassing 300 million paid subscribers worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2024. This marks a significant increase of nearly 20 million subscribers compared to the previous quarter, solidifying Netflix's position as a dominant force in the streaming industry. Adapting to customer losses Netflix's growth has not always been consistent. During the first half of 2022, the streaming giant lost over one million customers. In response to these losses, Netflix introduced an ad-supported tier in November of that same year. This strategic move has paid off, with the lower-cost plan attracting 70 million monthly active users globally by November 2024, demonstrating Netflix's ability to adapt to changing market conditions and consumer preferences. Global expansion Netflix continues to focus on international markets, with a forecast suggesting that the Asia Pacific region is expected to see the most substantial growth in the upcoming years, potentially reaching around 70.1 million subscribers by 2029. To correspond to the needs of the non-American target group, the company has heavily invested in international content in recent years, with Korean, Spanish, and Japanese being the most watched non-English content languages on the platform.

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In 2023, the most common state of AI according to CEOs within their organization was hiring new talent with AI skills. 41 percent of respondents stated this as their answer when it came to the completion of this action. The most common state of AI that had not yet been started amongst CEOs was an established AI task force with a direct line to the C-suite.

According to a survey conducted by Ipsos on predictions for global issues in 2019, 32 percent of South Korean respondents somewhat agree with the statement that the global economy would be better in the current year compared to the last. In total, 53 percent of the respondents over the world were optimistic about the global economy in 2019.

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Libya LY: Current Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP data was reported at 0.001 Intl $ mn in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.001 Intl $ mn for 2010. Libya LY: Current Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.001 Intl $ mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.001 Intl $ mn in 2009 and a record low of 0.001 Intl $ mn in 2008. Libya LY: Current Health Expenditure Per Capita: Current PPP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Libya – Table LY.World Bank: Health Statistics. Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).; ; World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).; Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for Current receipts from the rest of the world: Income receipts (B645RC1Q027SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q4 2024 about receipts, income, and GDP.

Net foreign assets (current LCU) in United States was reported at 254751048092 LCU in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Net foreign assets (current LCU) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

United States Current Population Survey: Population: Male: 55 to 59 Yrs data was reported at 10,469.000 Person th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10,493.000 Person th for May 2018. United States Current Population Survey: Population: Male: 55 to 59 Yrs data is updated monthly, averaging 5,551.000 Person th from Jun 1976 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 505 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,630.000 Person th in Oct 2016 and a record low of 4,873.000 Person th in May 1990. United States Current Population Survey: Population: Male: 55 to 59 Yrs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G007: Current Population Survey: Population.

Current account balance as a share of GDP of Uzbekistan soared by 548.82% from -0.8 % in 2022 to -4.9 % in 2023. Since the 10.09% drop in 2020, current account balance as a share of GDP slipped by 1.67% in 2023. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

With roughly three billion monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2023, Facebook is the most used online social network worldwide. The platform surpassed two billion active users in the second quarter of 2017, taking just over 13 years to reach this milestone. In comparison, Meta-owned Instagram took 11.2 years, and Google’s YouTube took just over 14 years to achieve this landmark. As of January 2022, Facebook’s leading audience base was in India, with almost 330 million users whilst the United States ranked second with an approximate total of 179 million users. The platform also finds remarkable popularity in Indonesia and Brazil. Social Media usage in the United States In January 2021, Facebook was the platform on which users in the United States spent the most time per day. The average time spent on Facebook was 33 minutes, followed by TikTok with 32 minutes and Twitter with 31 daily minutes. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, all major social media platforms saw an increase in daily usage, which then either plateaued or decreased in 2021. At the end of 2021, over a quarter of all Facebook users in the United States belonged to the 25 to 34 year age group and 18.2 percent of users were in the 35 to 44 year age group. In general, Facebook users were more likely to be female. Meta Platforms Meta is Facebook’s recently renamed parent company and had a grand total of 3.59 billion core product users by the final quarter of 2021. Other Meta products include Instagram, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus – Meta’s virtual reality subsidiary which produces VR headsets. In 2021, Meta's revenue amounted to 117 billion US dollars, up from around 86 billion U.S. dollars in the previous financial year.

United States - Personal current transfer payments: to the rest of the world (net) was 105.10000 Bil. of $ in January of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Personal current transfer payments: to the rest of the world (net) reached a record high of 105.10000 in October of 2021 and a record low of 0.40000 in January of 1960. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Personal current transfer payments: to the rest of the world (net) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

The United States is responsible for almost 20 percent of global historical cumulative fossil and LULUCF carbon dioxide emissions from 1850 to 2021. During this period, the North American country contributed roughly 17 percent of global warming, despite representing just four percent of the current world population. The United States is the biggest contributor to global warming from 1850 to 2021.

During the fourth quarter of 2023, the number of daily active users on Facebook reached 2.1 billion, a minor increase on the previous quarter. When compared with the number of daily active users in the final quarter of 2022, the platform has gained around 100 million users. Facebook’s penetration rate for the United States in 2023 was 72.13 percent, up from 71.43 percent in 2022. The social network’s audience reach is projected to stand at 75.79 percent by 2027.

Most popular social media websites

As of May 2021, Facebook was the most used social media site in the United States, accounting for 71.8 percent of all social media visits. Ranking in second place was Pinterest with 12.4 percent, followed by Twitter and Instagram, with 9.15 percent and 3.82 percent, respectively. Although other sites remain popular, Facebook’s number of visits made it undoubtably the leading social media platform in terms of social media site visits.

For Generation Z and Millennials in the United States, Facebook was one of the least popular platforms used to connect with others. Gen Z and Millennials preferred video sharing platforms, specifically Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube.

Meta’s revenue

Facebook Inc was renamed as Meta in 2021, in a strategic step toward the metaverse. Meta Platforms is now the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp amongst others, together being known as Meta’s Family of Apps.

Meta’s annual revenue for 2021 was 117.92 billion U.S. dollars, up from 85.97 billion in 2020. Within a decade, the company has increased its annual revenue by approximately 114 billion U.S. dollars. In the most recent fiscal year, Meta’s Family of Apps were responsible for over 115 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of Meta’s revenue.

United States - Government Current Transfer Receipts: From the rest of the world was 3.63200 Bil. of $ in January of 2021, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Government Current Transfer Receipts: From the rest of the world reached a record high of 17.25900 in January of 2014 and a record low of 0.54300 in January of 2002. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Government Current Transfer Receipts: From the rest of the world - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Measurements of surface air and ocean temperature are compiled from around the world each month by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and are analyzed and compared to the 1971-2000 average temperature for each location. The resulting temperature anomaly (or difference from the average) is shown in this feature service, which includes an archive going back to 1880. The mean of the 12 months each year is displayed here. Each annual update is available around the 15th of the following January (e.g., 2020 is available Jan 15th, 2021). The NOAAGlobalTemp dataset is the official U.S. long-term record of global temperature data and is often used to show trends in temperature change around the world. It combines thousands of land-based station measurements from the Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN) along with surface ocean temperature from the Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) analysis. These two datasets are merged into a 5-degree resolution product. A report summary report by NOAA NCEI is available here. GHCN monthly mean station averages for temperature and precipitation for the 1981-2010 period are also available in Living Atlas here.What can you do with this layer? Visualization: This layer can be used to plot areas where temperature was higher or lower than the historical average for each year since 1880. Be sure to configure the time settings in your web map to view the timeseries correctly. Analysis: This layer can be used as an input to a variety of geoprocessing tools, such as Space Time Cubes and other trend analyses. For a more detailed temporal analysis, a monthly mean is available here.