Snapshots That Wow!

The cradle of modern factory makes way for the world’s factory

“BYD overtakes Ford in global vehicle sales.” Just 5 years ago, Ford sold 5 times as many vehicles as BYD.

Source: Bloomberg

Bijli peene main hoon aayi! Kehte hai mujhko data centers!

Datacentres now account for 7% of US electricity demand.

Source: Goldman Sachs

Kartik is only calling Kartik now

With genAI handling an increasing amount of customer support, hiring at call centers has plunged to less than 3% of the total staff.

Source: a16z

A global belief!

“Most people in the world are religious. When asked whether they identify with any religion, three-quarters of respondents choose one.

But in the chart, you can see huge differences in rates of religious affiliation across the world. In some countries, such as India and Pakistan, it’s almost universal: almost everyone identifies with a religion.

The opposite is true in China, where just one in ten people does. Several countries in East Asia, in particular, have particularly low rates of religious identification compared to other regions.”

Source: Our World in Data

Har ek machli zaroori hoti hai! #IYKYK

Kerala fishermen used to sail to shore, pick a market, and hope for the best. On any given day, 5-8% of the catch was thrown away — fish rotting at glutted beaches while neighboring beaches had none.

Then they got cell phones. Waste dropped to nearly zero. Fishermen's profits rose 8%. Consumer prices fell 4%. Price dispersion across markets collapsed. The law of one price was nearly perfectly achieved.

All from a technology that just let people make phone calls while at sea.

Get yourself a valentine today!

As per the American Time Use Survey, 26% of the respondents reported easting all meals alone the previous day.This number was at 16% a decade back.

Source: World Happiness Report 2025