Wolfgang Fengler

CEO of World Data Lab. Previous World Bank Lead Economist. TEDx Speaker, creator of author of Realizing the Kenyan Dream.

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@elonmusk Humanity is not dying out soon because we live longer. However, there is a stagnation in the number of children. In fact next decade the world will “loose” 100m teenagers. Check out https://t.co/uP7rj05wg4 for credible data and https://t.co/db3BbR5mrF to see how long you live.

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People aged 60 and over make up 15% of the world's population but account for 27% of global consumer spending. That is $19 trillion of the $70 trillion consumers will spend this year.

Read it here: https://t.co/OKYeYguYTd

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Cool insight from @worlddatalab about #premiumization

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Why the silver economy is reshaping global spending | World Economic Forum https://t.co/xzihsWRqPJ

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The “average” consumer isn’t a growth target anymore. It’s a blind spot.

See what replaces the average: https://t.co/BORlXn6v04

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In 2023, Germany was the larger consumer market: $2,269B to India's $2,190B (nominal USD).

By 2024, India moved ahead.

Get insights like this — total consumer spending by country, category, and year — from the World Data Intelligence demo → https://t.co/TRlbM6X7ch

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@_FriedrichMerz really even the RFP

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Adults 60+ are 15% of the world's population. They account for 26% of global consumer spending, $18.7 trillion today.

Check out the dataset on Voronoi: https://t.co/LZTm7avNgA

#SilverEconomy #ConsumerSpending #Demographics

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AI Revolutionizes Education Less Homework, More Creativity! https://t.co/44jNBp3ppR via @YouTube

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From Algebra to Architecture https://t.co/0b6KxTR7Fb #education #math #learning

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As recently as 2023, Germany was still ahead: $2,269B in total consumer spending vs. India's $2,190B. Two years later, the gap is flipped.

This is the kind of shift you can spot early with World Data Intelligence. Try the free demo → https://t.co/S3NRdg78zz

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Now up on Visual Capitalist: https://t.co/BbMe9Pxy58

Check out our full ranking: https://t.co/Q5GQ1h3f6K

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Why European consumers are spending more but buying less fashion https://t.co/FXlPzHRoiF

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Paraguay knocked Germany out on penalties in Boston on Monday, a 1–1 draw.

Germany's spending on sport and recreation alone ($245.0B) is more than three times the size of Paraguay's entire consumer economy.

We've ranked all 48 nations: https://t.co/QkNUcXcUs1

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Asia is rising across every rung of the consumer class ladder

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Payments Are About People https://t.co/vv4KdgvIs6 via @YouTube

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Generational Marketing TikTok's Impact on Trends https://t.co/N7FfbsexeC via @YouTube

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AI can be your friend - AI & Data Storytelling Future of Engagement Revealed #investing https://t.co/kPDuFO47B8 via @YouTube

[World Data Lab @worlddatalab]

Group A, Matchday 1 — the real scoreline:
🇲🇽 Mexico 2–0 🇿🇦 → $1.87T vs $541.3B consumer spend (PPP) 🇰🇷 S. Korea 2–1 🇨🇿 → $1.20T vs $191.3B (PPP)
All 48 nations ranked 👉 https://t.co/37vZrG6LpA When the world spends 👉 https://t.co/jXXRDcvphN