In 2023, mines in China produced an estimated 378.2t of gold, about 11% of the gold produced globally, making it the top gold-producing nation in the world, a position it has maintained for the past 15 years. Russia, Australia, Canada and the United States are among the top five.

In 1995, Fortune Magazine released its first-ever Global 500 - a list of the top 500 companies in the world based on revenue. In this story, we explore the 500 largest companies in the world by revenue.

The global economy is powered by maritime trade. It’s estimated that 80% of the world’s goods – food, raw materials, manufactured products, etc. – are transported by sea. In this article, we explore the world’s busiest container ports in 2022.

Despite the popularity of soccer, American football teams are the ones dominating the Forbes list of the world’s 50 most valuable sports franchises in 2022. Together, the value of these teams comes in at a cool $222 billion USD.

In the race to build vertically, China is quickly establishing itself as the leader. China dominates the list of the top 25 cities with the most skyscrapers (>150m tall) and supertall buildings (>300m) globally.

Global electric vehicle sales hit a record in 2022 and is expected to increase in 2023 as more EVs hit the roads. While Tesla may be familiar name in the west, the market leader is a Chinese company called BYD.