Author: Anna Fleck
The world’s longest-reigning monarchs
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, worked alongside 14 U.S. presidents and 15 U.K. prime ministers, the last of whom, Liz Truss, was appointed …
The most popular royal family members
After 70 years on the throne, the British public considers Queen Elizabeth II to be the best of the Royal bunch, according to a recent poll from Ipsos. …
Public trust in FBI dwindling, except among Democrats
The FBI raided former U.S. President Donald Trump’s private club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, where they reportedly opened up a safe, following …
These cities have more skyscrapers than NYC
The metropolis of Shenzhen in the southern Guangdong province of China has the most skyscrapers measuring over 200 meters tall of any city in the …
People in this country have the most hangovers
Hangovers are most common amongst Brits, according to new data from Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, with around two out of every ten UK respondents saying they …
Poll: Majority think Trump investigations should continue
Fifty-seven percent of voters said in an NBC survey that investigations into former U.S. President Donald Trump should continue following the FBI raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate, where documents taken from …
Here’s where people ‘borrow’ their neighbors’ Wi-Fi most often
According to data collected by Statista’s Global Consumer Survey, 16 percent of Dutch online respondents said that they mainly access their internet at home via their neighbor or …
The most equity-rich homeowners in America live here
Nearly half of U.S. mortgage payers own at least 50 percent equity, according to ATTOM’s Q2 2022 Home Equity & Underwater Report. This means that the balance of …
These global airports had the most delayed flights this summer
Although international air travel has bounced back faster than expected from the pandemic, the industry is still yet to fully recover following all of the staffing shortages …
Latest data: The state of American democracy
According to data compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and further illustrated by Gregology, the United States is becoming less democratic. As our chart shows, the Democracy …
Report: Gun production in US triples since 2000
As deaths mount from gun-related violence in the U.S., so do the sales of firearms, according to the latest figures from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. …
Confidence in US Supreme Court sinks to new low
Americans’ confidence in the Supreme Court has hit record lows, according to a new poll by Gallup. Only 25 percent of U.S. respondents said they had …
LGBTQ+ couples still can’t adopt in these countries
In many countries, it is still illegal for members of the LGBTQ+ community to adopt and foster children. The following map uses data from the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans …
This deadly disease is on the rise again. Here’s what you should know
More than $9 billion was pumped into the research and development of Covid-19 vaccines in 2020, the biggest injection of cash ever raised for a disease’s R&D …
Where exactly has monkeypox spread to already?
The monkeypox virus has sprung up in countries around the world, including in places where the virus does not usually exist. While there are several disease …
This US president doled out the most pardons
U.S. President Joe Biden issued the first three pardons of his term in office and shortened the sentences of 75 people who had been charged for …
Does 9-to-5 still work in 2022?
After having had a taste of remote working through the pandemic, employees are now yearning for even greater flexibility when it comes to their working hours. According …
