Temperatures in India and Pakistan reached devastating heights in April and March, with peaks of up to 50°C in some localities, causing power cuts and water shortages. Experts say worse is yet to come, as global warming will lead to longer-lasting and …
Fintech is a major growth market across the world, but one that is not growing in the same way everywhere. The Statista Digital Market Outlook reveals stark differences in the distribution of fintech segments across he globe. Alternative lending and di…
The latest data from Eurostat has found that 18.4 percent of EU residents aged 15 and above were daily smokers in 2019. Bulgaria came out on top for the highest proportion of people maintaining the habit, with 28.7 percent of residents smoking daily, f…
As millions of Americans are struggling to maintain their standard of living in the face of surging consumer prices, buying second-hand products could be viable option to save some money without making too many sacrifices. Whether it’s clothes, electro…
For the first time since the first election of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998, the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin has won more seats than any other party after the vote held on May 5. Sinn Féin aims to reunify Northern Ireland with the Republ…
In face of the highest inflation in 40 years, the Federal Reserve announced another widely expected rate hike last Wednesday. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 0.75 to 1…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s new social media network Truth Social is attracting male, college-educated Millennials, according to new data from the Statista Global Consumer Survey. The survey, conducted in March 2022, also found that Reddit use…
Life expectancy has taken a rare hit in the European Union during the Covid-19 pandemic. As our infographic using Eurostat data shows, despite a blip in 2015, life expectancy in the EU had been growing every year since at least 2003. In 2020, however, …
Three out of four U.S. Americans who actively follow sports are fans of American Football and cheer for their teams from their couches, stadium seats or barstools. As data from our Statista Global Consumer Survey shows, this fascination with the most l…
Papua New Guinea and the United States are the only countries not offering new mothers some form of paid maternity leave. Family friendly policies are important as they enable parents to balance work and home commitments more effectively while they hav…