U.S. Mass Shootings in 2023
This GGD graphic presents the total number of U.S. mass shootings in 2023. Data is sourced from The Gun Violence Archive.
The Status of TikTok
This GGD graphic presents the number of active monthly users on TikTok around the world: over 1.5 Billion.
Visual 09: Megacities in 2050
In 2050, another 2.5 billion people will be added to the planet’s urban areas, with the majority of growth taking place in Asian and African countries. Using data from the UN and the Global Cities Institute, the visualization above highlights the world’s top megacities.
Oscars 2023
This GGD graphic highlights the total cost for Oscars 2023: $56.8 Million. The Academy Awards generate more than $163 million (annually) for the city of Los Angeles.
Turkey and Syria Earthquakes: Death Toll Climbs
This GGD visual graphic confirms how the latest official death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed above 50,000.
Visual 08: The Cost of Security
This GGD data visual compares security funding for the Ukraine war to proposed costs for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The data is largely sourced from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Visual 07: Inside Human Thoughts
How many thoughts do humans have a day? Ask that question as a search term, and at least 186,000,000 results will pop up on Google. According to the top result (via the Cleveland Clinic), we human beings process about 70,000 thoughts per day. That figure however, was first discussed on Twitter and is simply not true.
Visual 03: Covid-19 Vaccinations
In total, over 205 million vaccine doses have been given across 92 countries. An estimated 6.44 million doses are believed to be administered daily. This data visual shows how out of all countries, Israel’s population has the highest rate of residents vaccinated. The latest figures for global vaccinations come from Bloomberg’s COVID-19 Tracker and Statista.