Your digital position in the world

Where am I?

Where do you stand among the people on Earth? Start with 8 billion and discover the circle sharing your technology and AI habits.

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Numbers, sources and calculation

Published figures are mapped to reference shares of the world population, with each study population and extrapolation disclosed. Overlap uses a positive-dependence Clayton model with fixed θ = 1. This is an uncalibrated modelling assumption, not multiplication of independent rates. Each reference is counted once to avoid duplicate effects. Choices without data do not shrink the count; no random discount is applied. This is an estimate, not a directly measured intersection. Sources and model version are frozen on completion.

C = (1 + Σ(pᵢ^(−θ) − 1))^(−1/θ) · N = C × 8,000,000,000

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The fixed 8 billion baseline is the UN milestone of 15 November 2022, not a live population count. We apply the reference share to this baseline. Adding information can narrow the circle or leave it unchanged; editing an answer recalculates from the beginning.

A usage pattern, not an intelligence test or a ranking of human worth.

Sources and references

These are the references behind Where am I? Each source has a different scope. The result combines published data with modelling assumptions; it is not a direct count of people who share all your answers.

Starting point: 8 billion

Baseline reference: United Nations, the 8 billion milestone on 15 November 2022.

The population milestone announced by the United Nations on 15 November 2022. It is a fixed comparison base, not a live world population count.

Calculation data and formula references

This list follows your saved journey version. Open “Source for this step” during the journey to see the figure and its conversion assumptions.

ITU · Facts and Figures 2025 2025-11-17

Global estimate, all ages: 74% used the internet in 2025.

DSIT · Public Engagement Survey 2025/2026 2026-07-16

UK adults. Connection figures are proxies, not world rates. Accessed 2026-10-11.

Elon University · Close Encounters of the AI Kind 2025-03-12

January 2025 survey of 500 US adult LLM users; overall margin ±5.1 points. Applying it globally is a weak proxy, not a study finding.

Menlo Ventures · State of Consumer AI 2025 2025-06-26

Commercial estimate of 1.7–1.8 billion global AI users, extrapolated from a US survey. We use the published 1.8 billion endpoint, not a census.

SAS · Clayton copula 2026-10-11

Mathematical formula reference only. The dependence parameter is a modelling assumption, not a measured relationship. Date is access date.

DataReportal · Digital 2025 2025-02-05

Mixed sources: GWI online adults 16+ in Q3 2024, platform accounts/ad reach, and Statcounter web traffic. Measured populations differ.

Further reading on AI use

For context and comparison only. These references are not used in the current coefficients and do not change saved results.

Epoch AI × Ipsos · Polling on AI usage · March 2026

Data or access date: 2026-03-05

Epoch AI and Ipsos surveyed 2,021 US adults on 3–5 March 2026 about AI services, frequency, tasks and subscriptions. Some questions cover only people who used AI in the previous week. Results are weighted to represent US adults, not the world population.

Fact and comparison sources

These facts help put numbers in context; they do not affect your result. Each fact also shows its source and assumptions during the journey. Dates are the data or access dates saved with each reference.

Facts based on external sources
Alberta Milk · Holstein milk production

Data or access date: 2026-10-11

  • Assume 30 litres per cow per milking day, the low end of Alberta Milk’s 30–40 litre range; not an average for all cows.
  • Assume 30 litres × 365 milking days = 10,950 litres per cow. Continuous hypothetical milking, not a real annual yield with dry periods.
NASA · Earth facts

Data or access date: 2026-10-11

  • Assume one metre per unit, then divide by the average Moon distance of 384,400,000 metres.
National Bureau of Statistics of China · 2024

Data or access date: 2025-02-28

  • Displayed number ÷ 1,408,280,000 people, within the source’s population scope. A size comparison only.
NASA · Earth circumference

Data or access date: 2026-10-11

  • Assume one metre per step; number ÷ 40,075,000 metres, Earth’s approximate equatorial circumference.
United Nations · Day of 8 Billion

Data or access date: 2022-11-15

  • Displayed number ÷ 8,000,000,000: the UN population milestone on 15 November 2022, not a live count.
FAO · The Future Is an Ancient Lake · p. 94

Data or access date: 2026-10-11

  • Assumed litres ÷ 10. FAO gives about 10 litres per kilogram for this cheese type; yield varies with milk and cheese.
Airbus · A380 maximum certified seating

Data or access date: 2026-10-11

  • Number ÷ 853, Airbus’s maximum certified all-economy seating capacity; not the typical layout of every airline.
  • Airbus compares the A380’s three-deck volume to 35 million ping-pong balls; number ÷ 35,000,000. A volume analogy.
Statistics Iceland · Population projections 2025

Data or access date: 2025-10-10

  • Use the estimated resident population at the start of 2025, rounded to 389,000, then divide the displayed number by it.
Wembley Stadium · Stadium facts

Data or access date: 2026-10-11

  • 90,000 seats according to the stadium; displayed number ÷ 90,000. Seating only, excluding concert standing areas.
Australian Bureau of Statistics · March 2026

Data or access date: 2026-09-17

  • Displayed number ÷ 27,921,150: estimated Australian residents at 31 March 2026, subject to revision.
Comparisons with stated assumptions

The capacities and sizes below are comparison assumptions, not published statistics about specific people or products.

Everyday objects

  • Assume a 250 ml glass; four glasses per litre, so divide the displayed number by 4.
  • Use decimal gigabytes: one billion bytes. Displayed number ÷ 1,000,000,000, not binary GiB.
  • Assume three meals per day; displayed number ÷ 3. A quantity comparison, not dietary advice.
  • Assume a pool 50 m long, 25 m wide and 2 m deep: 2.5 million litres. Hypothetical dimensions, not every pool’s specification.
  • Assume 50 photos per album; displayed number ÷ 50.
  • Assume 40 books per shelf; displayed number ÷ 40.
  • Assume 20 beads per bracelet; displayed number ÷ 20, with no waste.

Time

  • 86,400 seconds per day; displayed number ÷ 86,400, without a break.
  • 3,600 seconds per hour; displayed number ÷ 3,600, with no breaks.
  • Assume a 365-day year with 31,536,000 seconds, without sleep or pauses.
  • 60 seconds per minute; displayed number ÷ 60.
  • Assume 100 years per century and 365 days per year; number ÷ 3,153,600,000 seconds.

Food

  • Assume 12 eggs per carton; displayed number ÷ 12.
  • Assume 20 milligrams per dry grain, or 50,000 grains per kilogram. Weight varies by variety and grain.
  • Assume 8 slices per pizza; displayed number ÷ 8.

Distance

  • Assume a one-metre step; every 1,000 steps makes one kilometre in this comparison.
  • Assume 0.1 mm per sheet with no compression; 10 million sheets per kilometre.

Transport

  • Assume 50 seats per bus; displayed number ÷ 50, without specifying a model.
  • Assume 600 passengers per train; displayed number ÷ 600. A hypothetical capacity, not a particular train.

Population

  • Assume 100,000 residents per city; displayed number ÷ 100,000. A hypothetical city, not a real census.

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