We’ve analyzed the Top 50 Gold Mines to find the cost per ounce of gold by continent. The top 50 gold mines alone contain more than 33.5% of the world’s gold ounces. 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....
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And while they adorn many homes across the globe, you may be surprised to know that a majority of these decorations are manufactured in just a handful of countries. Using data from the UN Comtrade Database, this festive visualization highlights the world’s top exporters of Christmas decor. Ranked: Top 10 Exporters of Christmas Decorations China accounts for 87% of global Christmas decoration exports (excluding candles, electric lighting sets, and natural Christmas trees), with a total export value of $6....
Trade has also improved Asia’s quality of life, lifting over one billion people out of poverty since 1990. Without the proper controls, however, such rapid growth could have harmful effects on Asia’s environment and society. In this infographic from The Hinrich Foundation, we break down the results of their 2020 Sustainable Trade Index (STI). Since 2016, this index has ranked 19 Asian economies and the U.S. across three categories of trade sustainability: economic, social, and environmental....
Forgot about becoming an astronaut—these days, kids are three times more likely to dream of becoming a professional YouTuber. And who can blame them? With a big enough fan base, vlogging can be a lucrative business. Who exactly are these professional content creators, and how do they make their money? This graphic by Accredited Debt Relief shows the most popular YouTuber in nearly every country. The list only considers individual YouTubers, so brands, bands, or shows didn’t make the cut....
While failure is not fatal, there’s definitely no harm in stacking the odds in your favor in the first place. With some proper insight and critical thinking, the chance of a venture’s success can be increased by mitigating some of the most common startup risks. That’s why it is not enough to know how many startups fail – we must know why startups fail. CB Insights, a venture capital database, did their homework based on 101 startup post-mortems to pin down causes on why startups failed....
Metals are all around us, from our phones and cars to our homes and office buildings. While we often overlook the presence of these raw materials, they are an essential part of the modern economy. But obtaining these materials can be a complex process that involves mining, refining, and then converting them into usable forms. So, how much metal gets mined in a year? Metals vs Ores Before digging into the numbers, it’s important that we distinguish between ores and metals....
According to recent projections from Standard Chartered, a multinational bank headquartered in London, the next decade will see emerging markets like India and Turkey ascending the global economic ladder to become tomorrow’s powerhouses. Visualizing the Boom in Emerging Markets Today’s animation is based on a previous chart of the week we created that shows how economic growth is expected to unfold in the coming years. View the projected change in rankings for the biggest economies from 2017 to 2030 below:...
Presented by Dollar Vigilante and Bitcoin ATM. Thanks to Gold.net for financial data. What currency is feared by the European Central Bank as a threat to fiat monetary institutions? What currency is cash like but digitally transmittable allowing for ultimate anonymity and global mobility? What digital currency is up over 2,200% over the last year? The answer? Bitcoin. on But fast forward to the end of last week, and SVB was shuttered by regulators after a panic-induced bank run....
The Revenue Streams of the Five Largest Tech Companies The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Last year, we published a chart showing that tech companies have displaced traditional blue chip companies like Exxon Mobil and Walmart as the most valuable companies in the world. Here are the latest market valuations for those same five companies: Together, they are worth $2.9 trillion in market capitalization – and they combined in FY2016 for revenues of $555 billion with a $94 billion bottom line....
What comes to mind when you think about Spain or Japan? Just like anything else, our brains tend to associate certain images and attributes with a given country in order to form a unique mental perception. In a global marketplace, a country’s national image can be one of its most valued assets or a challenging liability. These perceptions help to forge a country’s reputation, and also have a long-lasting impact on future economic potential and the ability to attract new investment....
Chart: The Rise and Fall of Yahoo The 20 year roller coaster for Yahoo finally ends The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. The saga surrounding one of the world’s most recognizable internet stocks has come to a close. Yahoo has finally sold its operating business to the highest bidder. The winner was Verizon – and the price was $4.8 billion. That’s worth less than 1% of the company it had multiple opportunities to buy: Google (now Alphabet)....
From the bronze age to the iron age, metals have defined eras of human history. If our current era had to be defined similarly, it would undoubtedly be known as the steel age. Steel is the foundation of our buildings, vehicles, and industries, with its rates of production and consumption often seen as markers for a nation’s development. Today, it is the world’s most commonly used metal and most recycled material, with 1,864 million metric tons of crude steel produced in 2020....
Company Snapshot: Electra Stone Electra Stone (ELT.V) is a mining company specializing in the development of and exploration for Nephrite Jade and industrial minerals. The Company is in the process of mining the Apple Bay aluminum silicate quarry located on Vancouver Island near Port Hardy, British Columbia. Electra has also recently entered into Nephrite Jade exploration in British Columbia. Total sales and price of B.C. Nephrite Jade have reportedly increased significantly over the past several years according to private producers....
Today’s infographic from Futurism sums up the ideas that academics, technologists, and other experts are proposing that we implement to stop the spread of fake news. Below the infographic, we raise our concerns about these methods. While fake news is certainly problematic, the solutions proposed to penalize articles deemed to be “untrue” are just as scary. By centralizing fact checking, a system is created that is inherently fragile, biased, and prone for abuse....
How Closely Connected are the Most Powerful Corporations in America? Conspiracy theorists allege that the world’s most rich and powerful people have secret meetings at places like Bilderberg or Bohemian Grove, or that one can find rooms on Wall Street or in DC where world-changing deals go down amidst a cloud of cigar smoke. While there is still debate as to the true extent of the above claims, even the most skeptical of us can agree that the most powerful executives between Wall Street and the biggest corporations in America are intimately connected....
Last week, we showed you how Americans spend their free time, as divided by different income groups. This week’s visualization is a continuation of that theme – it also comes from data scientist Henrik Lindberg, and it shows the peak times that Americans do certain leisure activities. Again, data is coming from the American Time Use Survey that is produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Peak Leisure Times It’s clear that some activities have very distinct peaks for when participation rates reach their maximum share....
How Junior Mining Companies Hit the Reset Button Special thanks to Dajin Resources for sponsoring. There is a saying in junior mining that “a rising tide floats all boats”. Basically what this implies is that when the market is doing well, all speculative companies benefit from a booming market at the same time. In other words, an investor can hold a position in any of these companies and receive a payoff....
The Energy and Mineral Riches of the Arctic The Arctic has been the fascination of many people for centuries. Hundreds of years ago, the Europeans saw the Arctic’s frigid waters as a potential gateway to the Pacific. The region has also been home to many unique native cultures such as the Inuits and Chukchi. Lastly, it goes without saying that the Arctic is unsurpassed in many aspects of its natural beauty, and lovers of the environment are struck by the region’s millions of acres of untouched land and natural habitats....
Tapping into the properties of the digital world allows these companies to do more with less. They can have global reach with minimal infrastructure, massive scale with little overhead, and impressive revenues without any physical inventory. Tech companies can even “provide” a service by simply connecting people through a platform, rather than knowing how to perform the service itself. “Our Greatest Asset” With this kind of scale, every action taken by an employee packs an extra punch to have an effect on company performance....
