Worldometers: A Real-Time Look at the What’s Going on in the World

It’s impossible to watch the numbers spin at Worldometers without getting a concrete sense of just how fast the world is changing. The site features real-time counters for dozens of world stats, including the size of the world’s population; how many cars have been produced, books published and computers sold this year; and the fast-rising price of a bottle of beer in Zimbabwe—almost Z$4 million. It’s all terrifying and mesmerizing.

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