Worldometers – The Real Time World Statistics

I was stumbling around and found this interesting site, Worldometer, which is a site dedicated to world statistics that updated in real time. Worldometer is managed by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world.

From their FAQ page, here’s how they keep the numbers real time:

Numbers displayed on the web page are obtained automatically from Worldometers’ algorithm. The algorithm itself, and the numbers included in the algorithm, are not updated in real time simply because the sources from which the data is derived are not able to provide real time updates, but only periodical ones. Worldometers’ team updates the algorithm, and the numbers and formulas herein included, on an ongoing basis as new data becomes available.

The main website is served in English but also has already translated to several other language. They are currently looking for Korean and Finnish speaking translator as their mission is to serve to wider audience.

The same group of people also presenting the other project; Stop The Hunger, which aim to provide a real time statistics on world hunger.

This is a really cool project.

Author: Robin

Jack of all trades living in SF Bay Area, California. Asian.

0 thoughts on “Worldometers – The Real Time World Statistics”

  1. This is an interesting web site and equally interesting are the data published.My questions are (i) how accurate are your data.(ii) do you have date published covering years 2008,and 2009 ? on deserts formed, land lost due to agriculture ?

  2. I think this is incredibly interesting. I can’t believe it. 7 Billion people alive right NOW!

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