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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

9 Jan 2026

Is Trump launching his own QE? Buying MBS via Fannie and Freddie…

Source: Bloomberg, Geiger Capital

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