Satellites rarely get much attention, but they’re the hubs that keep our modern world connected. Just how many satellites are orbiting around Earth? Who’s launching them? And, what exactly are they doing up there anyway? These are good questions. Let’s dig in. Today’s visualization comes to us from Carey Spies, and while it is based on older data, it provides a useful breakdown of the types of satellites that orbit the Earth....

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on Did you know that nearly one-fifth of all the gold ever mined is held by central banks? Besides investors and jewelry consumers, central banks are a major source of gold demand. In fact, in 2022, central banks snapped up gold at the fastest pace since 1967. However, the record gold purchases of 2022 are in stark contrast to the 1990s and early 2000s, when central banks were net sellers of gold....

The world’s largest esports companies have definitely risen to the occasion. Valued at almost half-a-billion dollars, they’ve started to pass some sports franchises in value. In the above graphic, we compare Forbes’ valuation of the top 10 esports companies in 2020 against median franchises in the “Big Four” major leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL). Despite competitive gaming’s rapid growth, there’s still a long way left to go. Esports Impress but NFL Teams Reign Supreme The world’s top esports companies have grown quickly, and impressively....

Over a century ago, the first modern games had approximately 280 athletes competing from 12 different countries—these days, more than 10,000 athletes from 200+ countries participate in this prestigious athletic event. As the games have increased in scope and size, so too has the cost of putting them on. How much does it cost to host the Olympic games? Over the years, the final price tag has varied greatly from city to city....

How the 2016 Presidential Candidates are Getting Their Money With today’s technology and political funding climate, there are a variety of strategies that can be pursued to get much-needed cash into campaign coffers. If you happen to already be a billionaire, we recommend the “self-funded” approach. That’s what Donald Trump has used thus far, which has enabled him to speak his mind as well as gloat about the donations he’s made to other candidates in the past....

Aluminum: The Metal Extraordinaire Aluminum (or aluminium) is the world’s most common metal by crustal abundance, making up 8.2% of mass. It’s more common than iron (5.6%) and a whopping 1200x more abundant than copper. Despite its prevalence, aluminum was not isolated all the way until 1827. This is because it occurs only in compounds, and never in a free form. It also turns out that removing aluminum from these compounds is quite difficult, and an inexpensive process wasn’t discovered until 1886 by a college student in the United States....

We could write about this in detail, but given how advanced tools like ChatGPT have become, it only seems right to see what generative AI has to say about itself. Everything in the infographic above – from illustrations and icons to the text descriptions⁠—was created using generative AI tools such as Midjourney. Everything that follows in this article was generated using ChatGPT based on specific prompts. Without further ado, generative AI as explained by generative AI....

It uses data from the American Time Use Survey that is produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to break down these activities. Common Interests While activities are all over the map, it appears that some past-times are more common across all income groups. Team sports and solo pursuits both are represented well in the center. In fact, reading for personal interest, dancing, computer use, hunting, hiking, walking, playing basketball, or playing baseball can all be found in the middle of the spectrum, appealing to Americans in every income group....

After being printed or minted, each bill is then passed between people and businesses to facilitate transactions. If it’s a $1 or $5 bill, it changes hands on average about 110 times per year – and if it’s a $20 bill, it’s more like 75. The interesting part is that almost every transaction is linked to the one before it, and the series of subsequent transactions for each bill creates a unique, broad story....

In theory, getting a recent purchase delivered in mere minutes is every consumer’s dream. In practice? It’s not exactly easy to do. The logistics are complex and intense. The regulatory hurdles are steep and covered with red tape. And like autonomous vehicles, the technology is already capable of the task at hand – however, it will take time to build acceptance and trust with customers to allow drones to fly onto their property for any purpose....

Space Wars: The Private Sector Strikes Back Government agencies such as NASA have been the brains behind space exploration for decades with much success. Such agencies put the first man in space, landed on the moon, and built the first reusable space vessel. However, since the private venture behind SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X Prize in 2004 for its series of manned flights, a new age of space exploration has begun....

And yet, in a short period of time, the emergence of the smartphone has enabled the gig economy to flourish into a multi-trillion dollar global market. And by leveraging apps like Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy, it’s estimated that 57 million people in the U.S. now participate in the gig economy each year in some shape or form. What apps do these people use to turn their time, skills, hobbies, or assets (cars, home, parking spaces, etc....

Bre-X Scandal: A History Timeline Sponsored by: BDO and BDO Natural Resources LinkedIn Group This infographic documents the rise and fall of Bre-X. From initial private offerings at 30 cents a share, Bre-X stock climbed to more than $250 on the open market. Near the peak of Bre-X share prices, major banks and media were on board: The Peak It was touted by media and banks as the “richest gold deposit ever” In December 1996, Lehman Brothers Inc....

Dating all the way back to the 6th century BCE, the Imago Mundi is the oldest known world map, and it offers a unique glimpse into ancient perspectives on earth and the heavens. While this is the first-known interpretation of such a map, it would certainly not be the last. Today’s visualization, designed by Reddit user PisseGuri82, won the “Best of 2018 Map Contest” for depicting the evolving shapes of man-made maps throughout history....

By eventually empowering machines with a level of superintelligence, there are many different possible outcomes ranging from Kurzweil’s technological singularity to the more dire predictions popularized by Elon Musk. Despite this wide gap in potential outcomes, most technologists do agree on one thing: AI will have a profound impact on the society and the way we do business. The Economic Impact of AI Today’s infographic comes from the Extraordinary Future 2017, a new conference in Vancouver, BC that focuses on emerging technologies such as AI, autonomous vehicles, fintech, and blockchain tech....

What is 3D Printing? The 3D printing industry is no longer just interesting. It has become downright essential for business, and this is a prospect that investors should be aware of. The statistics are becoming very straightforward. Roughly 75% of all large manufacturing companies and even 59% of small manufacturers have adopted it in some way. The number of jobs posted requiring workers with 3D printing skills has jumped 1,834% in four years, and still 103% year-over-year from 2013 to 2014....

You vs. Warren Buffett There is no doubt that Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in modern times. His fortune and investing prowess seems no less vast when comparing his 2013 income to the average American’s salary of $51,000. This is because all it takes is about two minutes for him to earn that average salary, working out to about $37 million a day. At the end of the infographic, some of Mr....

Interactive: The World’s Nuclear Arsenals Over Time The Good News: There are far less nuclear warheads around than there were during the peak of the Cold War. In 1986, there were 64,099 stockpiled warheads and today there is less than 1/6 of that. The Bad News: there are still enough to blow up the world 100x over, and on average each one is more powerful. Also, some countries that don’t like each other very much (India, Pakistan) are in possession of the technology....

Today’s interactive visualization was created by HealthDataViz consultant Lindsay Betzendahl, who also founded #ProjectHealthViz. The data considers how healthcare spending by country stacks up across the 36 Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD) members, and how it has changed since 2010. One thing is clear—the United States comes in first place in each category, but that’s not necessarily a good thing: *Although Costa Rica’s figure was higher in 2016, more recent data is not yet available....