NUMBERS
We never cease to be amazed at some of the numbers out there in our every day world. We so often take things for granted or
are outright oblivious to the size of our world until things are brought into perspective when we hear about a number.
To that end, this website was created to shine a light on these numbers.
Please feel free to browse, edit and contribute. Please promise to be as accurate as possible.
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| 850,000 |
Total number of dams around the world.
(Source:Smithsonian Channel: Dated: Dec 2021)
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| 800,000 |
Number of apps that Android and iOS both claim have been
written for each of their smart devices.
(Source:techland.time.com: Dated: Dec 2014)
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| 675,000 |
Number of U.S. dollars that was collected by
TSA agents at U.S. airports in 2014 in the
form of spare change from travelers.
(Source:CBS Morning News: Dated: Apr 2015)
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| 607,380 |
Number of bridges in the United States
(Source:National Bridge Inventory  : Dated: Mar 2015)
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| 509,147 |
Number of data centers in the world. Enough space to fit
5,955 football fields
(Source:DVL website : Dated: Jun 2011)
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| 380,000 |
Number of US tax payers accounts being assigned to private
collection agencies in 2016
(Source:IRS. National Taxpayer Advocate. via USA Today: Dated: Feb 2017)
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| 351,000 |
Number of people globally who die of food poisoning each year.
(Source:The World Health Organization : Dated: Apr 2015)
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| 300,000 |
Number of barrels of waste water pumped into the ground in Colorado each month.
(Source:CBS morning news: Dated: Jun 2015)
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| 300,000 |
Number of items in the average USA home in 2014.
(Source:LA Times : Dated: Mar 2014)
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