The video above shows the smallest circle you can make that contains anywhere from 0.1% of the world’s population all the way up to 100% of it.

It comes from reddit user alexmijowastaken who explains that:

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Map created by @everythingaboutmapsThe map above shows what the most popular internet browser was in each country in 2012 and then again in 2025. According to data from Statcounter.com.

In 2012 Internet Explorer still reigned supreme in most of the English speaking world, with Chrome a popular choice elsewhere. Fast forward 13 years and Chrome has more less won with a few tiny holdouts.

Here is the global data by browser for March 2025:

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Map created by The World In MapsThe map above shows which 5 countries were the first to recognise American Independence after the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776.

And before looking at the map I would not have had Morocco as doing so before France.

The UK would finally recognise the United States as being independent in 1783 following the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

From the map creator:

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Map created by reddit user Organic_Product_2464

The map above shows which of the 10 biggest cities in the world is closest to you (of course there’s a decent chance you may even live in one of them).

The author has gone with the 2018 estimates by the United Nations for their list of the 10 biggest.

The UN figures include a mixture of city proper, metropolitan area, and urban area and has a list of 81 cities with a population of over 5 million as you can see below:

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Map created by reddit user Ok_Somewhere9687The map above shows the estimated range of Israel’s Jericho III Nuclear Missiles which is estimated could carry a a single 750 kg (150–400 kiloton) nuclear warhead or two or three low-yield MIRV warheads.

To put that in some comparison the Hiroshima bomb was only about 15 kilotons.

Here’s more about them and their nuclear weapons program:

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The map above shows which countries use Celsius for measuring outdoor temperatures and which still use Fahrenheit.

According to World Population Review the following 19 countries use Fahrenheit (often in conjunction with Celsius):

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Map created by the.world.in.mapsThe map above shows where in the world Popes were born.

In total there have been 266 267 official popes (and 29 antipopes) since 30 AD.

Below we have a list of where they were born but it varies slightly from the list above.

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The map above shows how much GDP is created by every hour worked in a country measured in constant 2021 International $ at PPP.

Basically, this means it shows how much economic output a typical worker is producing in economy relative to the cost of living in that country. Or to put another way how productive an economy is.

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The map above shows all the cities and towns in the world named after London.

And although I’ve attempted to be very through, I’m sure I’ve missed a few (let me know in the comments section below)

But to start here’s the list:

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The following list of 11 airlines by the number of annual passengers comes from the 2024 Big Book of Airline Data by IdeaWorksCompany.

Note the data below is for individual airline brands and not airline groups as a whole.

Click on each map to find out more about where the airline flies.

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