Charted: The Global Distribution of Wealth, by Region

The distribution of wealth provides insight into a region’s stage of economic maturity. For instance, China accounts for a large chunk of people within the $10K to $1 million range as a more service-oriented economy. This visual shows the share of adults across global regions by their wealth range and captured our audience’s attention as our top piece this week.

Last year, U.S. stocks took investors by surprise. This graphic shows S&P 500 historical returns since 1875 to put 2023 returns into context.

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As technology has evolved, so too has the video game industry, consumer preferences, and drivers of growth. We do a deep dive.

The top 10 news stories of 2023 according to Google Search trends, including two wars, three hurricanes, and a new moon landing.

This infographic ranks the 20 most popular neighborhoods in the U.S. for homebuyers based on search interest.

Companies benefitting from the AI train and strong retail demand helped their individual S&P 500 sector performance in 2023.

House prices are climbing at a brisk rate across most of the Great White North but one Canadian housing market is seeing outsized growth.

Between equities, real estate, commodities, bonds, and emerging markets, we track which major asset class ended the year on a positive note.

The human gut microbiome contains a world of microbes. We look at the the bacteria that deeply affect our health and well-being.

Euro, yen, and yuan—one is not like the other as we visualize the best and worst returns of the world's major currencies.