Humanity in Numbers

An interactive exploration of the data that defines us. By stripping away the noise of abstract statistics, we uncover the organic stories, history, and shared experiences that bind us all together.

Happening Now

Live data from Earth right now. Satellites, population and more

Geography, Science

Humans in Space

See where humans are in space right now, and compare their tiny presence with the much larger network of satellites and debris around Earth.

Climate, Geography, Science

Wildfires around the world today

Satellite fire detections plotted at their real locations, revealing the shape of the world without countries, coastlines or borders.

Geography, Science

Most earthquakes are easy to miss

Explore recent earthquakes from live USGS data, comparing magnitude, depth and timing to reveal how much seismic activity usually goes unnoticed.

Culture, Science

Right now, half the planet is in darkness

Follow the moving line between day and night as it sweeps the Earth, and compare how local time changes around the world.

Stories

Data stories exploring human history, population and civilisation

Population, Wealth

57 million people own half the world

See how the world’s population is distributed, then switch to wealth to reveal how dramatically ownership shifts toward the richest.

Population

Every arrival has a beginning

Explore how the United States population grew, shifted between states and changed in composition from the pre-contact period to today.

Science

Drop the ball on eight worlds

Same ball, same height, different gravity. Drop a planet on its own to feel the difference, or drop them all together and watch the race.

Culture

Hello

Explore hundreds of ways humanity says hello, from familiar greetings to endangered and historical languages across cultures, scripts and centuries.

Origins

Where humanity came from, and what shaped the world around us

Culture, Science

Looking up

Stand beneath the night sky across 300,000 years and see how familiar constellations slowly change as their stars move through space.

Games

Small games about the big picture

Culture, Geography, Population

The Village

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