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  1. Billionaires' wealth exceeds 60% of population's2023
  2. The cost of producing a single U.S. penny: 2 cents2023
  3. 50% of Indian Women Marry Before 182023
  4. US Consumer Debt Is at 66.8% of GDP2023
  5. 8 Million Deaths Annually from Global Tobacco Epidemic2023
  6. US Digital Ad Spending Will Surpass Traditional in 20192019
  7. USD, Euro make up 83% of all Central Bank Forex Reserves2019
  8. UK: Only 3 out of 10 transactions are made in cash2019
  9. Two-thirds of all Android antivirus apps are frauds2019
  10. Uber for X: 105 Companies, $7.4 billion invested2019
  11. $3,690: The median rent for a one bedroom apartment in SF2019
  12. 300 Mn: Lyft's commitment to AWS for next three years2019
  13. Global Fintech investments doubled to US$55.3 Bn in 20182019
  14. In 2018, a new podcast was started every three minutes !2019
  15. Germany and China do NOT have this in common2019
  16. Americans lost $143 million to romance scams last year2019
  17. Counterfeiting of US Currency: 1 in 10,000 Notes2019
  18. iPhone App spending up 36% YoY in the US2019
  19. 2018 VC: Mega rounds represent nearly half of the funding2019
  20. Airbnb: TypeScript could have prevented 38% of bugs2019
  21. Only 3% of US Groceries sales happen online2019
  22. $10.8 Bn: Technology Commitment For JP Morgan Chase2019
  23. Bank of America: 77% of all consumer deposits are digital2019
  24. 2 Million free Spotify users use Ad Blockers2019
  25. $3.7 Bn: Capital invested in electric scooters and bikes in 20182019
  26. Toronto: Commercial hosts are 73% of AirBnB revenue2019
  27. 10 Percent of Facebook's Revenue Comes From China2019
  28. Uber Eats has a 24% share of US food delivery2019
  29. More than half of Twitter’s ad revenues come from Video2019
  30. Google's EU fines are more than its taxes2019

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