Statistics

Statistics

Sourced, dated and regularly updated statistics on people, money, technology, health and the planet — every figure linked to its original source.

FeaturedLifestyle · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Reading Statistics: 2026 Outlook

America’s relationship with reading is changing. Fewer people are reading daily for pleasure, yet the book business is still sizable and libraries are busier…

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Every statistics page is written by a data specialist and checked by a second reviewer. We link each figure to its primary source — official statistics offices, international organisations and peer-reviewed research.

Pages are dated and updated whenever new data is released, so you always know how fresh a number is.

  • Primary sources only — UN, World Bank, Eurostat, OECD, national statistics offices
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