Wikipedia in Numbers: Who Writes It All?
60 million articles, 100,000+ monthly volunteers, zero salaries. Who actually writes Wikipedia — and how does it not fall apart?
The Biggest Libraries in the World, in Numbers
170 million items. 1,350 km of shelves. 10,000 new arrivals a day. Tour the world’s biggest libraries through the numbers that defy imagination.
Literacy in Numbers: 100 Years of Reading
In 1820, only 1 in 8 people could read. Today it’s nearly 7 in 8. A timeline of humanity’s greatest unsung achievement — told in numbers.
How Many Books Are Published Every Year?
Millions of new titles appear every year — but nobody knows exactly how many. Why counting the world’s books is so hard, and what the numbers reveal.