Americans ate eight million more orders of french fries and almost six million more hamburgers this year compared to last. See more

200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day. See more

There are 100 million internet users in China. Some of the sites they can't access are BBC news, Amnesty International and Dalailama.com. See more

In 2006, there were 398 million mobile (or cell) phones in China. See more

Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts. See more

Every year some 50 million cars are added to the world’s roads. See more

The US has nearly four times the gun homicide rate of Switzerland, which is second in line when it comes to homicides by firearm per 1 million people. See more

Ants began farming about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops. See more