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20 Jan 2026

Wealth at the top: 0.00001% owns 12% of US income

At the peak of the Gilded Age in 1910, the richest 0.00001% of the US population owned wealth equal to 4% of national income. Now, the richest 0.00001% owns 12%. US billionaire oligarchs today are even wealthier than the original robber barons. Source: Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton on X

19 Jan 2026

The world’s largest airlines by annual passengers

1. American Airlines — 275.5 M 2. Delta Air Lines — 239.9 M 3. Southwest Airlines — 231.4 M 4. United Airlines Holdings — 212.9 M 5. Ryanair Group — 209.6 M 6. China Southern Airlines — 148.9 M 7. China Eastern Airlines — 145.8 M 8. IndiGo — 134.9 M 9. Lufthansa Group — 131.3 M 10. International Airlines Group (IAG) — 122.1 M 11. Air China Group — 115.9 M 12. easyJet Group — 102.5 M 13. LATAM Airlines Group — 101.3 M 14. Air France–KLM Group — 93.6 M 15. Turkish Airlines — 85.2 M 16. Wizz Air — 62.8 M 17. Aeroflot Group — 55.3 M 18. Emirates — 53.0 M 19. Qantas Group — 52.0 M 20. Alaska Air Group — 49.2 M Source: Visual Capitalist (VG)

19 Jan 2026

The big money is made in the waiting

Source: Invest In Assets 📈 @InvestInAssets

19 Jan 2026

🚨 Largest Producers in the World 🚨 :

Source: General Knowledge for UPSC @GuideforAll

16 Jan 2026

European Troop Commitments to Greenland

Number of European troops (by country) sent to Greenland to boost security... No, this is not a joke...

12 Jan 2026

THE MINERALS MAP THAT RUNS THE WORLD

Who controls the supply? By Jack Prandelli

12 Jan 2026

A fascinating chart that shows how important social skills really are.

High social skills + High maths skills = holy grail Source: nxthompson @nxthompson, FT

12 Jan 2026

A fascinating chart that shows how important social skills really are.

High social skills + High maths skills = holy grail Source: nxthompson @nxthompson, FT

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