This statistic depicts the gross premiums generated by the insurance industry worldwide from 2000 to 2016. The value of gross premiums generated by the insurance industry amounted to approximately 5.02 trillion U.S. dollars in 2016.

Premiums of the insurance industry – additional information

The value of gross premiums generated by the insurance industry worldwide increased from 2.51 trillion U.S. dollars in 2000 to 5.01 trillion U.S. dollars in 2016. The whole insurance industry is divided into two broad categories – life insurance and non-life insurance (in the United States and Canada called property and casualty insurance). The premiums written by the life insurance sector globally in the years 2013 to 2015 were higher by 530 billion U.S. dollars on average, than the premiums of the non-life sector. In 2015, the premiums of the life insurance sector amounted to approximately 2.53 trillion U.S. dollars and the premiums of the non-life sector to 2.02 trillion U.S. dollars.

The leading life and non-life direct premium writing country worldwide in 2015, in terms of the value of written premiums, was the United States. The non-life insurance sector proved to be larger than the life sector in 2015 in the United States, with 763.77 and 552.51 billion U.S. dollars of written premiums respectively. The value of both life and non-life insurance premiums in the United States accounted for 28.9 percent of the global market share in 2015 . Japan was ranked second with 9.88 percent of the global market share.

The leading global insurance companies in 2015 in terms of revenue were Berkshire Hathaway (210.82 billion U.S. dollars), AXA (129.25 billion U.S. dollars) and Allianz (122.95 billion U.S. dollars).

This statistic shows revenues for the Internet of Things (IoT) market by subsytems worldwide from 2012 to 2018. In 2017, connected cities generated some 36.3 billion U.S. dollars in revenue.

This statistic shows the share of American high school students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they have carried a weapon to school, by gender and ethnicity. The survey was conducted from September 2016 to December 2017. About 5.9 percent of male student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they have carried a weapon on school property.

This statistic shows goals scored by players of the German national football team in international matches in 2017. That year, Timo Werner scored the most goals (7), followed by Leon Goretzka (6) and Sandro Wagner (5).

This statistic illustrates the results of a survey among Russians on their opinion on the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia. According to data provided by IPSOS, 78 percent of Russian respondents believe that it will be safe for visitors to attend the World Cup and 65 percent stated to think that the World Cup nowadays is more concerned with corporate sponsorship than individual sportsmanship.

This statistic presents the projected retail spending during the World Cup in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by product category. Residents in the UK are expected to spend a total of 819 million British pounds on food and drink during the 2018 World Cup, if England leaves in the second round (the round of 16). This figure is projected to rise to 1.1 billion British pounds if England are finalists. The total for TV electrical spending is an estimated 302 million pounds, rising to 431 million pounds if the team makes it to the final.

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 June 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 135.5 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 December 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 2018. As of the first quarter of 2018, Facebook had 2.19 billion monthly active users. In the third quarter of 2012, the number of active Facebook users had surpassed one 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 the previous 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 May 11, 2018. Apple, the American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, was the leading company in terms of market value. In 2018, Apple's market value stood at 926.9 billion U.S. dollars. Apple was also the most profitable company in 2016 with a net income of 53.39 billion U.S. dollars.

The statistic shows the number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and February 2018, by race and ethnicity of the shooter(s). Between 1982 and February 2018, 56 out of 97 mass shootings were initiated by White shooters. The Las Vegas strip massacre in 2017 had the highest number of victims between 1982 and 2018, with 58 people killed, and over 500 injured. Additional information on mass shooter profiles in the United States The high number of tragic mass shootings that have occurred in the United States has led to a large amount of attention on the profile of the people who commit such violent acts. A look at the worst mass shootings in the United States suggests no clear common connections other than a tendency to undertake mass shootings in educational institutions and other populated areas. However, a look at mass shootings in the United States by gender shows a great majority of mass shootings are carried out by men. With no clear patterns between the socio-economic or cultural background of mass shooters increasing attention has been placed on mental health. Analysis of the factors American’s considered to be to blame for mass shootings showed 48 percent of people felt the inability of the mental health system to recognize those who pose a danger to others was a significant factor in 2013. Further attention has also been given to the factors influencing the behavior of mass shooters. Surveys on violence in the media and drug use as potential factors show that many Americans place blame on these influences. In the wake of multiple mass shootings critics have sought to look beyond the issues of shooter identification and their influences by focusing on their access to guns. The 2013 study above showed 61 percent of Americans felt the easy access to firearms was to blame by either a “great deal” or a “fair amount”.