#1. Global Births & Deaths Every Second
Every second, roughly four babies are born, and about two people die somewhere around the world. According to the United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, global births and deaths amount to these rates when annual figures are converted to seconds.
#2. Emails Sent Every Second
More than 4 million emails are sent every second, amounting to more than 347 billion emails each day. Estimates from EarthWeb confirm the figure includes personal messages, newsletters, business communications and automated emails.
#3. Google Searches Are Made Per Second
Around 100,000 Google searches are made every second, according to widely cited estimates based on Google’s enormous daily search volume. Google itself does not regularly publish a live per-second figure, so yes, treat this number as an estimate.
#4. Text Messages Sent Every Second
About 200,000 text messages are sent every second, according to figures published by Every Second, a book examining global activity through one-second intervals. The exact number changes as communication habits and messaging platforms evolve.
#5. Lightning Flashes Every Second
According to space-based data from NASA’s Earthdata program, Earth experiences between 35 and 55 lightning flashes per second, depending on the season, with roughly 1.4 billion flashes occurring worldwide each year.
#6. Earth’s Speed Around the Sun
While you are reading this, Earth is racing around the Sun at roughly 30 kilometres per second. NASA puts our planet’s average orbital speed at about 29.8 kilometres per second.
#7. Global Oil Consumption Per Second
Global liquid-fuel consumption was forecast at about 102.8 million barrels per day in 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This amounts to roughly 189,000 litres every second.
#8. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Every Second
Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions reached 37.8 billion tonnes in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency, equating to roughly 1.2 million kilograms of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every second.
#9. People Who Die in Road Accidents Every Second?
The World Health Organization estimates approximately 1.16 million people die in road crashes each year, equivalent to about one road death every 27 seconds.
#10. How Much Walmart Makes Per Second
According to Walmart’s 2026 annual report, the world’s largest retailer reported approximately $713 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue, averaging around $22,600 every second.
#11. How Much Amazon Makes Every Second
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, follows closely behind, with $716.9 billion in net sales in 2025, according to its annual report. This is $22,700 in sales every second throughout the year.
#12. YouTube Videos Uploaded Every Second
According to a 2021 article on the YouTube Blog, more than 500 hours of video were being uploaded to YouTube every minute, equating to more than 8 hours of video every second. The Inside YouTube article does not specify the number of individual videos, Shorts or long-form uploads behind the figures presented. Considering how much YouTube has grown since 2021, the volume today may be even greater.
