China and India sit at the centre of Asia’s economic story, but have different profiles in what they sell to the world.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is forecasting a notable reshuffle in global economic growth for 2026, with emerging markets driving much of the world’s expansion.

New projections made about Africa’s economic story in 2026 are based on nominal GDP estimates that place a familiar group of countries at the top, but the deeper story lies in why these economies are leading and what it signals about Africa’s future growth path.

Dry whole milk powder is the foundation for food manufacturing, infant nutrition, and long-life dairy supply chains worldwide.

Based on a nationwide consumer survey conducted between September and October 2025, the latest Impactum Insights Brand Image findings reveal an Indonesian drinking water market shaped by two dominant players, a crowded middle, and a long tail struggling with visibility.

Foreign investors held nearly $9.36 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds and notes, the financial instruments the U.S. government issues to finance its borrowing, according to the latest Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 2025.

The Netherlands has emerged as the world’s largest hot chocolate exporter, which accounts for 23.5% of global exports and is valued at approximately $813 million, according to the World’s Top Exports.

Despite persistent cost-of-living pressures, Europeans were expected to spend hundreds of billions of euros on Christmas gifts, underscoring the enduring cultural and economic importance of the festive season across the continent.

From everyday kitchen staples to luxury culinary ingredients, spices remain one of the most globally traded agricultural commodities, quietly underpinning food systems, cultural exchange, and export revenues across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

When you order a takeout, it may take just 20 minutes to prepare, but it can take over 53 minutes to arrive at your door. In some cases, delivery takes more than 2.5 times longer than cooking, highlighting a problem that extends far beyond impatient customers and cold fries.

Pineapples may seem like a simple tropical fruit, but behind the sweet slices on supermarket shelves lies a highly concentrated global export market shaped by agribusiness power, logistics hubs, and shifting trade dynamics.

Google remains the most visited website in the world by a wide margin, according to new global traffic figures published by digital analytics firm Semrush.

Private markets are generating valuations once reserved for the largest public corporations. From space exploration to artificial intelligence, the top private firms are now economic powerhouses.

World Visualized has produced the most comprehensive report on how Indonesians view their internet providers.

Rising from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, the Jeddah Tower is set to become the world’s tallest building and a monumental structure that could surpass even Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa.

Smartphones are no longer just a convenience; they are the backbone of modern life, driving everything from communication and commerce to entertainment and education.

AI systems rely heavily on a select group of websites for information. Reddit leads by a wide margin, accounting for about 40% of domain citations, followed by Wikipedia (26%), YouTube (24%), Google (23%), Yelp (21%), Facebook (20%), Amazon (19%), Tripadvisor (12%), Instagram (11%), and Quora (5%).

Copper is a critical metal for modern infrastructure, from renewable energy systems and electric vehicles to telecommunications and construction, and Chile holds far more copper beneath its soil than any other country, according to the latest figures on global mineral reserves.

Rain shapes life for millions around the globe, but in some places, it barely ever stops. New climate data highlight the top 10 cities with the most frequent annual rainfall, measured by the number of rainy days per year.

The world has unearthed roughly 700 million metric tons of copper in total throughout history. That’s enough to fill a cube roughly 430 metres on each side, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

"I love my food spicy" is a common phrase around the world, and there are different types of peppers that could help satisfy this desire.

If you’ve ever stood at the sink scrubbing plates after dinner, you might assume hand-washing uses the least water. But the latest figures suggest otherwise.

From electric vehicles, wind turbines, smartphones, to satellites, rare earth elements are the bedrock of the technologies that define modern life.

According to the latest figures published by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, there are around 3.9 million EU-born residents in the UK. At the same time, approximately 5.3 million people hold EU passports, indicating that a significant portion of the population retains EU citizenship regardless of where they were born.

New demographic data highlights just how concentrated religious identity is in some parts of the world. According to figures compiled by World Population Review and the Pew Research Centre, a small number of countries have populations that are overwhelmingly Christian or Muslim, often exceeding 97–99% adherence to a single faith.

Global population growth is entering a new phase as the United Nations World Population Prospects projects that the world’s population will reach about 10.1 billion people by 2100, with almost all net growth coming from Africa, while Europe and parts of Asia decline.

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is now giving birth to more babies each year than all of Europe plus Russia combined, a milestone that reflects profound global demographic change.

In 1970, only about 310 million people flew each year. Today, that figure has exploded into the billions and by 2053, it may more than double again.

Across Europe, birth rates tell a changing story. According to new findings from the Pew Research Center, Muslim families are having more children on average than non-Muslims, a pattern that is reshaping the region’s population dynamics.

Switzerland claimed the top honours in 2025's World Cheese Awards, with several of its varieties scoring highest among a field of hundreds of international entries.

Two decades after YouTube launched, a handful of music videos have achieved something once unimaginable: view counts in the billions, far beyond what television audiences ever reached.

Available data shows that Bad Bunny has emerged as one of the most influential artists in the streaming era.

The Super Bowl stage has a new king of halftime. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny drew an unprecedented 135.4 million viewers for his performance during Super Bowl LX on NBC and Peacock, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show of all time, according to preliminary estimates from NBC.

Italian cuisine has once again been named the Best Cuisine in the World, according to the newly released TasteAtlas 2025/26 global rankings, reaffirming Italy’s unrivalled influence on how the world eats.

Couples planning a honeymoon in 2026 are turning their eyes toward dreamy beaches, island retreats and timeless European cities, according to the latest TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.

As the 2026 Winter Olympics open, a visual ranking of countries by all-time Winter Games gold medals reminds the world who has dominated winter sport, and why nations like Norway and the United States remain forces to watch.

The gold inside an Olympic gold medal is worth less than the price of a flagship smartphone. Surprising, right?

Before the Open era (pre‑1968), Wimbledon was dominated by a few players who set records that were unmatched for decades. British twin William Renshaw won the gentlemen’s singles title seven times between 1881 and 1886 and again in 1889, pioneering the powerful overhead serve that would become a staple of modern tennis.

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, China’s Pan Zhanle demolished his world record in the 100‑metre freestyle, and in the months since, Romania’s David Popovici and America’s Jack Alexy have continued to push the event into unexplored territory.

At just 18 years, Lamine Yamal has been named the most valuable player in world football, with an eye-watering market value of €200 million ($235m), according to the latest data from Transfermarkt.

The evolution of the long jump world record tells a story of athletic achievement and era-defining moments in sport. It began over a century ago when Peter O’Connor of Ireland made history in 1901 with a jump of 7.61 metres. This was the first officially recognised long jump world record. Remarkably, it stood unchallenged for nearly two decades before a series of athletes gradually pushed the boundaries of what was thought possible.