But which apps are most popular among users? This graphic uses data from a recent report by Sensor Tower to show the top 10 most downloaded apps around the world in Q1 2022 from the Google Play and Apple App Store. Social Reigns Supreme According to the report, total app downloads reached 36.9 billion in Q1 2022, a 1.4% increase compared to Q1 2021. A majority of the top 10 most downloaded apps were social media platforms, with Meta and ByteDance owning six of the top 10....

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The last time the U.S. labor market was this strong was in 1969. Unemployment fell to 3.3%, incomes were soaring to historic levels, and inflation was rising at a fast clip. Like today, the Federal Reserve was tightening monetary policy to stifle inflation. Yet much of the wage increases were washed out by rising consumer prices. The above graphic looks at the industries driving today’s robust job market using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics....

Far from a new invention, municipal bonds have been shaping U.S. communities for more than 200 years. In today’s infographic from New York Life Investments, we take a look back at their long history. Early Beginnings – 1800s 1812: First Official Issue New York City issues a general obligation bond for a canal. 1817-1825: Facilitating Economic Growth A few years later, 42 separate bond issues help fund the successful Erie Canal project....

Even when the basic structure of modern medicine came into place, the average life expectancy was just 34 years old in 1913. A patient from that era would surely be amazed by the leaps and bounds that healthcare has undergone since then, thanks to the influence of technology. The Healthtech Revolution Today’s infographic dives into some of the technological advances that are pushing the boundaries of modern healthcare, and what this could mean for the sector....

Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population is plugged into the matrix, with over 4.4 billion internet users across multiple device types. We use these devices for work and for play—and social media has altered the way we interact both online and offline. Today’s infographic from Global Web Index compares key generational and regional differences of social media use based on data from nearly 114,000 internet users, highlighting how pervasive social media has become in our lives....

What Drives Stock Price? This is a basic yet fundamental question: what drives stock prices? In the most literal and superficial analysis reveals it to be simply supply and demand. If more people want a stock than are selling, the price increases. This is technically the most true answer, but obviously if the underlying value of a security is no longer worth the price it is selling for, then investors and traders will be likely ditch a stock....

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How should investors approach sub $1,300 gold? Our analysts each take a side and answer five questions – here we present the Bull and the Bear case. Special thanks to those who made this possible: American Bullion – The Gold IRA Experts GoldSeek.com – Your source for precious metals information and financial truth Cambridge House – Canada’s largest investment conference company Euro Pacific Canada – Thanks to Dima Cash, Research Analyst on Did you know that nearly one-fifth of all the gold ever mined is held by central banks?...

Extrapolate that a little higher and we can still comprehend the numbers, but we start to lose that intuition. Are there 1,500 or 2,000 people at a music venue? It’s hard to know for sure, but we do at least have a basic comprehension of the sizes of those numbers. Every day, we do math with numbers in the thousands – a paycheck, a credit card bill, or paying rent....

It’s not by random chance. In fact, there’s overwhelming scientific evidence that explains why people are attracted to visuals such as infographics, data visualizations, and charts. In essence? The majority of people are visual learners, and carefully thought-out and well-researched visuals can explain something more effectively than text ever could. It’s why we, at Visual Capitalist, aim to continue providing insights on business and investing by creating and curating the best data-driven visual media on the web....

The advertising landscape is changing beyond recognition. Today’s data takes a closer look at annual U.S. advertising dollars, where Big Tech stocks continue to grow their presence. The Ad Dollars in 2020 The U.S. is home to some of the biggest advertising spenders in the world. Despite a decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. advertising spend was worth just over $225 billion in 2020. The Big Tech ad triopoly made roughly $120 billion of this, and are taking up more market share with every year....

War, famine, economic boom and bust, religious persecution, and government intervention have all caused wild swings in the rate of immigration from countries around the world. Today’s striking animation, by Max Galka, is a great way to see changes in immigration over time. Inflows from specific countries rise and fall, and the top three countries of origin change numerous times over the years. Below, is another way to look at the ebb and flow of American immigration since the early 1800s....

Thankfully, Google search volume provides an easy avenue for measuring large-scale cultural trends. And because Google makes up more than 90% of all internet searches in the U.S., looking at what’s trending on Google is a great way to understand the shifting questions and interests that are captivating society at any given time. This animated map by V1 Analytics provides an overview of the top trending Google searches in every state over the last decade....

Basic Stock Chart Technical Analysis I know plenty of investors that have their eyes gloss over when they hear terms like “head and shoulders” and “falling wedge” formations. It all has to do with the mysterious wizardry that is stock chart technical analysis. However, the basics of this analysis are pretty straightforward. While this infographic does not go as deep, it does cover the fundamentals of support and resistance in stock charts....

Up more than 300% from the March lows, bitcoin is within $1,000 of its all-time high ($19,891) established three years ago. While 2017’s run-up saw a huge surge in Google searches, interest this time around is less than a quarter of what it was back then. This graphic overlays bitcoin’s price changes against Google search interest for “bitcoin” between 2017-Nov 2020, showing the muted relative search interest for its recent rally....

Canada’s Resource Cities: Fredericton In this series of five infographics, we will be highlighting some of Canada’s most intriguing resource cities. Today’s post is sponsored by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce. What makes Fredericton one of Canada’s most prominent resource cities? The official motto of New Brunswick’s capital city is “Fredericton, noble daughter of the forest”. This is fitting, because the city and surrounding area has a wealth of forests, minerals, and value-added services....

The global market for high-end luxury properties is a volatile one. For example, during the tumultuous year of 2009, there was an astonishing 97 percentage point differential in the price changes of high-end real estate. Some markets may have been up 30%, but others were down over 60% – that’s a wild margin for multi-million dollar properties in some of the most world-class cities in the world. This is according to the latest iteration of the Wealth Report, an annual publication by the global real estate consultancy Knight Frank that focuses on the world’s ultra-rich....

After the massive Bitcoin price surge in November 2013, the popularity of launching new cryptocurrencies took off along with it. In fact, if you go back at historical snapshots around that time, you’ll see that there were literally hundreds of new coins available to mine and buy. Here’s one from November 2014 – a time when there were only 32 coins that were worth more than $1 million in market cap, and 354 coins that were worth less than $50,000, usually trading for tiny fractions of a cent....

What Crash? [Chart] Number of Middle-Income Earners Invested in Stock Market Drops by 16% Since 2007 The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Over the last six years, with some help of the loosest monetary policy in history, the S&P 500 tripled in value from its lows during the Financial Crisis. Then in the last week, U.S. markets have been up and down like a roller coaster with surprising daily movements of historical proportions in both directions....