Try out our new infinity stats stack — a collection of the most fascinating, weird, and important numbers from around the (rest of) world.
Stat of the day
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46%China’s share of global electricity usage for Bitcoin mining in April 2021, the month before the government banned miningThat’s down from over 75% in September 2019, according to data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. While China’s hashrate ― the computational power required to mine new Bitcoins ― dove, Kazakhstan’s skyrocketed as its share increased sixfold. The data suggests that Bitcoin mining consumes 8 gigawatt hours of electricity a day.
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46%China’s share of global electricity usage for Bitcoin mining in April 2021, the month before the government banned miningThat’s down from over 75% in September 2019, according to data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. While China’s hashrate ― the computational power required to mine new Bitcoins ― dove, Kazakhstan’s skyrocketed as its share increased sixfold. The data suggests that Bitcoin mining consumes 8 gigawatt hours of electricity a day.
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$11.5 billionThe value of mobile money transactions over one month in Ghana as of February 2021That’s more than twice as high as the previous year. A report by Boston Consulting Group found that Ghana and Kenya have some of the highest rates of mobile payment use in the world, behind only China. In Kenya, an average of $140 million was transacted on mobile phones a day in 2020.
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$12 billionHow much Indian delivery giant Zomato was valued at in its blockbuster IPOZomato’s debut was the first listing in India for a company valued at over $1 billion and came amid all-time highs for India’s stock market. The food delivery platform, launched in 2008, has partnered with close to 390,000 restaurants and is currently operating across 525 cities in India.
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50,000How many smartphone numbers are on a list investigated by The Washington Post for suspected targeting by Pegasus spywareThe numbers span more than 50 countries. The most were in Mexico, and a large number were in the UAE and Bahrain, which are reported to be NSO clients. An investigation by the Washington Post and others found that military-grade spyware Pegasus had been used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones; numbers on the list belonged largely to journalists, activists, and executives.
