Statistics_Data_Facts

  This week we take a look at the share of young adults aged 18 to 34, living with their parents, in various EU countries as well as the United States, over the years. Some interesting tidbits:  Crisis-stricken Greece recorded a 19.9% raise from 2005 to 2019 and the United States a 19.4% one. As for Spain, the share of 18-34 year-olds who still live with their parents, rose 25.2% between 2010 and 2019. From 2005 to 2009, the United Kingdom saw a 36.4% rise in young adults living with their parents, that tapered off in the subsequent years only to rise again. Lastly, according to a recent article in Pew Research Center  who tracks 18-29 year-olds in the US, the share of young adults living with their parents has now risen to levels not seen since the Great Depression, which is mainly attributed to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  If you want to explore th...

  Octopuses are some of the most weird, clever, and overall fascinating animals on our planet. Their brains have as many neurons as a dog's brain has, while it's doughnut-shaped to add to their alien-like characteristics.  Their brain is wrapped around their oesophagus, so they've got to pay special attention to the size of their meal.  You can learn more interesting facts about Octapuses by visiting the  Natural History Museum's website. 

This week we take a look at the most streamed songs on Spotify.  Spotify launched in 2008, and since then, more than 300 million people use it every month to listen to their favorite artists. So, let's get on with the list! The most-streamed song on Spotify is Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" which holds the title since September of 2017. As of now, it has more than 2,619,088,023 streams. In the second place comes Post Malone's featuring 21 Savage "Rockstar", and in the third place is Drake's "One Dance", which is also the first song to hit the 1 billion streams mark, back in 2016. As for the lead artist with the most songs in the top 100 list, the title goes to Post Malone with a total of 7 songs, trailed by Ed Sheeran with 5. The Weeknd, Image Dragons, Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa are all in the 3rd place, with 4 songs each. Here is a playlist on Spotify  of the top 50 most streamed songs. Enjoy:  ...

This week we take a look at the number of daily airline passengers in the United States.  Air travel was one of the first sectors to get severely hit by the pandemic. The White House announced on March 11th that by March 13th, airline travel from the European Union would be suspended. By then, Italy was already into a countrywide lockdown, and in the days to follow, all of Europe, with the exception of Sweden, went into strict mandatory home confinement.  As for the United States, starting with California on March 19, and through the end of March and the first days of April, nearly all states had imposed mandatory lockdown.  In the span of just over one month, from March 8th to April 14th, the number of daily airline passengers had dropped an unprecedented 95%, from 2,119,867 to 87,534. In the entire week starting on April 13th, just 684,590 passengers passed throu...