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Which countries manage the world’s largest gold ETFs? USA holds almost 50% of the world’s gold ETFs, followed closely by UK and Swiss at 15.4% and 9.1% respectively. In fact, the top 3 countries hold 73% of the world’s gold ETFs.

Brand value represents a country’s financial strength, global marketplace influence and global soft power index. As of 2026, USA leads as the country with highest brand value, followed by China and Germany.

A visual comparison of two of the largest AI companies in the world, OpenAI and Anthropic. Is this the biggest rivalry we’re going to see in AI? Open AI vs Anthropic, ChatGPT vs Claude, Sam Altman vs Dario Amodei?

ASML is the EU’s most valuable company, followed by LVMH (Louis Vuitton) and L’oreal. In fact, 3 French companies make it to the top 10, while only one Germany company, Siemens is on the list. Pretty surprising. Out of the 10 listed here, Netherland’s ranks the highest at a cumulative $883 billion, followed by French companies at $703 billion and Spain at $386 billion. Another interesting finding is that within this list, fashion and cosmetics companies are cumulatively more

Unicorns are privately held (unlisted) startups companies that are valued at more than $1 billion. View the detailed rankings of the top 15 cities with most unicorns.

In the first 11 months of 2025, China has accumulated a trillion dollar trade surplus, its highest ever. View this detailed visual breakdown of its origin.