The statistic presents the number of newly built housing units sold in the United States from 1995 to 2017. There were 614 thousand new houses sold in the U.S. in 2017.

House sales in the U.S. – additional information

The number of new houses sold in the United States took a big hit during the financial crisis, dropping from a high of around 1.3 million houses sold in 2005 to a low of 306 thousand homes sold in 2011 – around a 76 percent decrease. While the economy has largely recovered since the crisis, consumers remain hesitant when it comes to buying homes and the housing market has yet to recover.

Meanwhile, the median sales price of new homes continues to rise despite a climate of hesitant home buyers. Considering a variety of different concerns when it comes to the financial future of the United States, 44 percent of Americans were worried about not being able to pay their mortgage or rent as of 2016. Other top concerns included fears of not having enough money for retirement or paying for long-term care services.

While the price of homes continues to increase, median household income is on the decline, and it is no wonder people are not jumping back into home ownership. Furthermore, the average cost to attend university has risen and only 31 percent of non-retired workers believe that social security will continue to provide benefits of at least equal value to the benefits received by retirees today. Due to these conditions, it is likely that it will take a while for people to once again start investing in and buying homes.

This statistic provides information on the most popular networks worldwide as of April 2018, ranked by number of active accounts. Market leader Facebook was the first social network to surpass 1 billion registered accounts and currently sits at 2.2 billion monthly active users. Sixth-ranked photo-sharing app Instagram had over 800 million monthly active accounts. Meanwhile, blogging service Tumblr had an estimated 794 million monthly active blog users on their site.

Social networks

The leading social networks are usually available in multiple languages and enable users to connect with friends or people across geographical, political or economic borders. Approximately 2 billion internet users are using social networks and these figures are still expected to grow as mobile device usage and mobile social networks increasingly gain traction.

The most popular social networks usually display a high number of user accounts or strong user engagement. For example, market leader Facebook was the first social network to surpass 1 billion monthly active users, whereas recent newcomer Pinterest was the fastest independently launched site to reach 10 million unique monthly visitors. The majority of social networks with more than 100 million users originated in the United States, but European services like VK or Chinese social networks Qzone and Renren have also garnered mainstream appeal in their areas due to local context and content.

Social network usage by consumers is highly diverse: platforms such as Facebook or Google+ are highly focused on exchanges between friends and family and are constantly pushing interaction through features like photo or status sharing and social games. Other social networks like Tumblr or Twitter are all about rapid communication and are aptly termed microblogs. Some social networks focus on community; others highlight and display user-generated content.

Due to a constant presence in the lives of their users, social networks have a decidedly strong social impact. The blurring between offline and virtual life as well as the concept of digital identity and online social interactions are some of the aspects that have emerged in recent discussions.

The graph presents the global music streaming revenue from 2015 to 2017. The source stated that the revenue increased from 3.5 to 7.4 billion U.S. dollars in the presented period.

This statistic presents the number of trips taken by domestic tourists in Great Britain from 2015 to 2017, by purpose of travel. Around 59.2 million trips were taken for vacation or holiday purposes in 2017. This was the most popular reason for traveling within Britain. Since 2010, over 50 million trips have been taken each year by travelers in Great Britain for domestic holidays.

This statistic shows a ranking of the most expensive construction projects awarded in the United Kingdom (UK) in March 2018. That month, the most valuable construction project awarded was the residential project in Preston Road, Longridge in the North West region, which will see 256 houses a neighbourhood center and retail units being build. The project has a value of 159.7 million British pounds.

This statistic shows the unemployment rate in Scotland between July 2011 and June 2017. The unemployment rate was at its lowest in the most recent period, between July 2016 and June 2017, having fallen by 3.6 percentage points since the beginning of the period.

This statistic shows the NBA all-time scoring leaders from 1946 to 2018. As of April 2nd, 2018 LeBron James is seventh on the list with a total of 30,898 points scored in regular season NBA games. He became only the seventh player in NBA history to score more than 30,000 points, in a game against the San Antonio Spurs in January 2018.

This statistic presents a ranking of the most popular Instagram accounts as of January 2018, sorted by the highest numbers of followers. Singer Selena Gomez was the most-followed person on the photo sharing app platform with more than 132.5 million followers. Instagram is a photo-sharing social networking service that enables users to take pictures and edit them with filters. The platform allows users to post and share their images online and directly with their friends and followers on the social network. As of September 2017, the cross-platform app reported more than 800 million monthly active users. Currently, there are more than 85.5 million Instagram users in the United States and experts project this figure to surpass 118 million users in 2021. Instagram audiences are predominantly young – recent U.S. data states that half of Instagram users are aged 34 years or younger. Spring 2017 data reveals that Instagram is also one of the most important social networks of teenage internet users and one of the most-visited social networks among teenagers in the United States. Brands are keen to reach Instagram audiences as users of the social network show high engagement rates with the displayed content. As of February 2017, the most popular fashion brand on Instagram, Nike, had over 69 million followers on the social network. Other popular fashion brands were Victoria's Secret, Nike Football, and H&M.

The statistic presents the most-played PC games on the online gaming platform Raptr in November 2015, by share of total time played. According to Raptr's blog, 4.82 percent of all time spent gaming on their platform in November 2015 was dedicated to playing World of Warcraft. In the fourth quarter of 2014, World of Warcraft gained more than 10 million subscribers, mostly owing to 'Warlords of Draenor' expansion release in November 2014. Data shows that WoW was also the second best selling PC game worldwide as of January 2017.

The statistics ranks the teams of the National Football League by the number of Super Bowl titles won from 1967 to 2018. The New York Giants have won the Super Bowl four times, most recently in February 2012. More Super Bowl statisticsAdditional information on the Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), pitting the champions of the NFL’s two conferences (AFC and NFC) against each other. The games were originally created as part of a merger agreement between the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League, with the first Super Bowl being played on January 15, 1967, following the 1966 football season. To identify the games, successive Roman numerals are used leading up to the most recent Super Bowl in 2014 (Super Bowl XLVIII). With six championships wins, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the most successful NFL franchise in terms of the number of championships, as shown in the graph above. The New England Patriots are the most recent champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI with a score of 34-28. Charles Haley, who played from 1986 to 1999, and Tom Brady have won the most Super Bowls as players with five each. Notable players who have won four Super Bowl rings are Joe Montana, Bill Romanowski, Adam Vinatieri, Ronnie Lott, Matt Millen and Terry Bradshaw.

This statistic shows a timeline with the worldwide number of monthly active Facebook users from 2008 to 2017. As of the fourth quarter of 2017, Facebook had 2.2 billion monthly active users. In the third quarter of 2012, the number of active Facebook users had surpassed 1 billion, making it the first social network ever to do so. Active users are those which have logged in to Facebook during the last 30 days. Furthermore, as of that quarter the social network had 1.74 billion mobile MAU. The platform is also the most popular social network worldwide. Facebook

. Founded in 2004, Facebook is currently the biggest social networking service based on global reach and total active users. Launched by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg and some of his contemporaries, the service was initially only available to Harvard students but soon expanded to regional universities, the Ivy League and further universities before opening up to high school students and global users aged 13 or over. Currently, the Facebook usage penetration among internet users in leading markets is above 80 percent. Facebook users must register before using the social network and are free to create a personal profile in order to interact with other users which they can add as friends. Furthermore, Facebook users may join user groups based on workplace, college or school and can also categorize their Facebook contacts into lists. Users can post status updates or other content and message each other. Facebook users can also interact with a wide selection of applications including social games or other services like the photo-sharing app Instagram. In September 2012, Facebook announced over one billion active users across all platforms. The social network is also accessible to mobile web users and has published a series of apps based on original Facebook features such as Facebook Messenger, which as of the third quarter of 2015 has a 37 usage penetration rate.

This statistic shows the estimated number of subscribers of the MMORPG World of Warcraft online game from 2015 to 2016, with a forecast until 2023. In 2015, when Activision Blizzard last reported on WoW's subscriptions, the game had 5.5 million global subscribers. It is projected that the numbers will be gradually decreasing to reach 4.46 million in 2023. World of Warcraft subscribers – additional information World of Warcraft reached the peak of its popularity in the second half of 2010, when Activision Blizzard’s estimates put the global number of WoW subscribers at 12 million. Before that, the number had been climbing steadily from 1.5 million in the first quarter of 2005, exceeding five million in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 10 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. In 2011, the figures started falling and by the first quarter of 2014, they decreased to the 2006 level. World of Warcraft is the fourth in the series of games published by Blizzard Entertainment, after “Orcs & Humans,” “Tides of Darkness,” and “The Frozen Throne.” It was released in late November 2004; the date was not arbitrary – the release celebrated the 10th anniversary of the whole franchise. As of August 2016, six expansions to the game had been released, with the fifth – “Warlords of Draenor” – having appeared on the market in fall 2014. Within the first day of its release, the expansion pack sold 3.3 million copies, as did the sixth expansion - Legion. The main appeal of the series is the possibility for players to transform into many different creatures, so called races, yet most choose to be human. In 2012, WoW publisher Activision Blizzard was the most successful video games publisher in Europe and the United States, holding nearly 20 percent of the market. The company’s 2013 annual revenue amounted to 4.48 billion U.S. dollars, out of which more than one billion constitutes the company’s net income. The company has also created such games as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and StarCraft.

This statistic provides information on the most popular networks worldwide as of April 2018, ranked by number of active accounts. Market leader Facebook was the first social network to surpass 1 billion registered accounts and currently sits at 2.2 billion monthly active users. Sixth-ranked photo-sharing app Instagram had over 800 million monthly active accounts. Meanwhile, blogging service Tumblr had an estimated 794 million monthly active blog users on their site. Social networks The leading social networks are usually available in multiple languages and enable users to connect with friends or people across geographical, political or economic borders. Approximately 2 billion internet users are using social networks and these figures are still expected to grow as mobile device usage and mobile social networks increasingly gain traction. The most popular social networks usually display a high number of user accounts or strong user engagement. For example, market leader Facebook was the first social network to surpass 1 billion monthly active users, whereas recent newcomer Pinterest was the fastest independently launched site to reach 10 million unique monthly visitors. The majority of social networks with more than 100 million users originated in the United States, but European services like VK or Chinese social networks Qzone and Renren have also garnered mainstream appeal in their areas due to local context and content. Social network usage by consumers is highly diverse: platforms such as Facebook or Google+ are highly focused on exchanges between friends and family and are constantly pushing interaction through features like photo or status sharing and social games. Other social networks like Tumblr or Twitter are all about rapid communication and are aptly termed microblogs. Some social networks focus on community; others highlight and display user-generated content. Due to a constant presence in the lives of their users, social networks have a decidedly strong social impact. The blurring between offline and virtual life as well as the concept of digital identity and online social interactions are some of the aspects that have emerged in recent discussions.

The statistic depicts the so-called Big Mac index in 2018. The index is regarded as an indicator for the purchasing power of an economy. The average price for a Big Mac burger in Switzerland was 6.76 U.S. dollars in January 2018.Big Mac Index The Bic Mac index has been published annually by The Economist since 1986 and is rated as a simplified indicator of a country’s individual purchasing power. As many countries have different currencies, the standardized Big Mac prices are calculated by converting the average national Big Mac prices with the latest exchange rate to U.S. dollars. The Big Mac, as a top-selling McDonald’s burger, is used for comparison because it is available in almost every country and manufactured in a standardized size, composition and quality. McDonald’s is a worldwide operating fast food restaurant chain with headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. Its global revenue amounted to about 24.62 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. Most McDonald restaurants are spread across the United States.

This present statistic portrays the top 100 companies in the world by their market value on as of April 7, 2017. Apple, the American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, was the leading company in terms of market value. In 2017, Apple's market value stood at 752 billion U.S. dollars. Apple was also the most profitable company in 2016 with a net income of 53.39 billion U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows Apple iPhone sales worldwide from the third quarter of 2007 to the company's most recent financial quarter. In the first quarter of 2018, 77.32 million iPhones were sold worldwide. In the 2017 fiscal year, Apple sold 216.76 million iPhones. Apple iPhone – additional information The first generation of Apple’s iPhone was introduced in 2007, bringing innovative features such as a touch screen interface and a virtual keyboard to a broader audience. Considered by many as a revolutionary product, the Apple iPhone drove growth for the smartphone market. Since its introduction to the consumer market, Apple has released eleven generations of the product, along with new features and updates. The iPhone runs on Apple’s own mobile operating system iOS, the second most popular smartphone operating system in the market. In 2017, the iPhone made Apple the second-largest smartphone vendor in the world, with a global market share of almost 15% percent. The iPhone has changed Apple’s business dramatically. iPhone sales have risen strongly over the years, from around 1.4 million iPhones sold in 2007 to more than 216 million units worldwide in 2017. In total, Apple has sold more than one billion iPhones worldwide from 2007 to 2017. In the first quarter of 2018, iPhone sales accounted for about 70 percent of Apple’s total revenue, generating more than 61 billion U.S. dollars in revenues. Partly thanks to the iPhone’s success, Apple ranks amongst the most valuable brands in the world. The technology company has achieved this position by combining technical innovation and minimalistic design. Apple’s success translates into strong brand loyalty, as well as into its revenue growth. In ten years, Apple’s revenue increased from 8 billion U.S. dollars in 2004 to more than 229 billion in 2017.