Global Extreme Poverty Rate Drops from 84% to 10%
PeterDiamandis · x · 2026-08-09
Peter Diamandis notes that since 1820, the share of humanity living in extreme poverty has fallen from about 84% to around 10%, one of the largest improvements in human welfare in history.
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