Global equity markets have nearly tripled in size since 2003, climbing to $109 trillion in total market capitalization.

Which countries are responsible for most of the world’s oil supply? Using data from the Statistical Review of World Energy by the Energy Institute, we’ve visualized and ranked the world’s biggest oil producers.

Here’s a little bit of Sunday schadenfreude for you. Among quoted US companies, the 25 worst stocks have lost shareholders a collective US $1.2 trillion since 1926. Put another way, just 0.1% of all stocks have led to 14% of all cumulative losses in shareholder wealth.

In this visualisation, we look at six important indicators that point to China’s economy slowing down. Data comes from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the People’s Bank of China, and the General Administration of Customs, to see what is flashing red. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

Nvidia has become an early winner of the generative AI boom. The company reported record revenue in its second quarter earnings report, with sales of AI chips playing a large role. If we compare to other American competitors, what do the AI chip sales of Nvidia vs. AMD vs. Intel look like?

In this graphic, we present a treemap chart that visualises the world’s top 50 publicly-traded companies by market cap, using data as of Aug. 16, 2023. Painfully, the highest-ranked UK company is AstraZeneca, at number 45. The highest-ranked EU company is France’s LVMH, at number 15. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist

This video shows 30 years of Warren Buffet's investments, showing what his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has invested in since 1994.. As usual, courtesy of  Visual Capitalist.

By the end of 2023, the world economy is expected to have a gross domestic product (GDP) of $105 trillion, or $5 trillion higher than the year before, according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) projections from its 2023 World Economic Outlook report.

Fifty years ago, the government finance heads from the UK, West Germany, France, and the U.S. met informally in the White House’s ground-floor library to discuss the international monetary situation at the time. This is the origin story of the G7.

Fifty years ago, the government finance heads from the UK, West Germany, France, and the U.S. met informally in the White House’s ground-floor library to discuss the international monetary situation at the time. This is the origin story of the G7.

According to a recent report from Goldman Sachs, the balance of global economic power is projected to shift dramatically in the coming decades. It doesn’t bode well for the United Kingdom,

While Russia’s revenues from fossil fuel exports have declined significantly since their peak in March of 2022, many countries are still importing millions of dollars a day worth of fossil fuels from Russia.

The map above uses the annual Index of Economic Freedom from the Heritage Foundation to showcase the level of economic freedom in every country worldwide on a scale of 0-100, looking at factors like property rights, tax burdens, labor freedom, and so on.

This animation from James Eagle shows how the estimated net wealth of the 22 wealthiest Russian billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in April 2023 has changed since January 2022, prior to the start of the conflict. As usual, courtesy of  Visual Capitalist.

Ripped out of today’s headlines, here is a comparison on the sizes of the Titanic and  Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, currently the world’s largest cruise ship. As usual, courtesy of  Visual Capitalist.

The building blocks for everything on Earth are made from 90 different naturally occurring elements. 

The building blocks for everything on Earth are made from 90 different naturally occurring elements. 

Over the past few decades, automakers have invested plenty of time and money into various fuel-saving technologies. This includes innovations such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation, and auto start-stop features.

Ever since the first major crypto boom in 2011, tens of thousands of cryptocurrency coins have been released to market. And while some cryptocurrencies performed well, others have ceased to trade or have ended up as failed or abandoned projects.

What do Harvard, the Church Commissioners for England, the NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art, and an entity on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah all have in common? They all have endowment funds.. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI, has become incredibly popular over the past year due to its ability to generate human-like responses in a wide range of circumstances. So, how smart is ChatGPT? As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

ChatGPT, a language model developed by OpenAI, has become incredibly popular over the past year due to its ability to generate human-like responses in a wide range of circumstances. So, how smart is ChatGPT? As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

Only 8% of the world’s population actually lives in a full, functioning democracy, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

There are few places that would be considered more hell on Earth than Dubai. Here's a video that shows its growth from remote backwater to creepy megacity. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

Ever wonder how much money exists? This video compares the world's richest people, the biggest companies, physical currency, the gold market, the stock market, global debt, and other things to give you a sense of the size of how much money actually exists. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

While the collapse of SVB took place over the course of 44 hours, its roots trace back to the early pandemic years. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

When looking at where clean energy technologies and their components are made, one thing is very clear: China dominates the industry.. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.

Something different this week: an animation of the Largest Cities throughout History. Mapper and history YouTuber Ollie Bye has visualized the seven largest cities in the world since 3,000 BCE. His video covers cities with a minimum population of 10,000 and hints at historical events which led to the establishment, growth, and eventual fall of cities. As usual, courtesy of Visual Capitalist.