Worldometer is run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statisti ... cs available in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the world. Worldometer is owned by Dadax, an independent company. We have no political, governmental, or corporate affiliation. Trusted Authority Worldometer was voted as one of the best free reference websites by the American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world. We have licensed our counters at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), to BBC News, and to the U2 concert, among others. Worldometer is cited as a source in over 10,000 published books, in more than 6,000 professional journal articles, and in over 1000 Wikipedia pages. read more