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Data Sources & Methodology

CreatorMeter aggregates data from the world's most trusted organizations. All statistics are sourced from official databases, peer-reviewed research, and verified international agencies.

50+ Trusted Sources

We aggregate data from UN agencies, WHO, World Bank, IMF, and leading research institutions.

Real-Time Updates

Our counters use official growth rates to provide live estimates between official publications.

Verified & Transparent

Every metric includes source attribution, last update date, and methodology notes.

About Our Data Sources & Methodology

CreatorMeter data sources include United Nations, World Bank,WHO, IMF, and FAO. Our transparent methodology ensuresverified statistics with source attribution on every metric.

We use linear interpolation to convert annual data to real-time counters, providing statistically accurate estimates for 70+ global metrics.

Population & Demographics

United Nations Population Division

https://population.un.org/

Daily
Official

World Bank

https://data.worldbank.org/

Quarterly
Official

US Census Bureau

https://www.census.gov/

Annual
Official

Health

World Health Organization (WHO)

https://www.who.int/

Monthly
Official

Institute for Health Metrics (IHME)

https://www.healthdata.org/

Annual
Research

Johns Hopkins University

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/

Daily
Academic

Environment & Climate

IPCC - Climate Change Reports

https://www.ipcc.ch/

Annual
Official

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

https://www.fao.org/

Quarterly
Official

Global Carbon Project

https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/

Annual
Research

EPA - Toxic Release Inventory

https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program

Annual
Official

Ocean Conservancy

https://oceanconservancy.org/

Ongoing
Research

Economy & Finance

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

https://www.imf.org/

Quarterly
Official

World Bank - GDP Data

https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD

Annual
Official

US Treasury

https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/

Daily
Official

Energy & Transportation

International Energy Agency (IEA)

https://www.iea.org/

Annual
Official

IRENA - Renewable Energy

https://www.irena.org/

Annual
Official

US EIA - Energy Information

https://www.eia.gov/

Monthly
Official

OICA - Automotive Statistics

http://www.oica.net/

Annual
Industry

Society & Technology

Internet Live Stats

http://www.internetlivestats.com/

Real-time
Research

Radicati Group - Email Statistics

https://www.radicati.com/

Annual
Research

Twitter/X Platform

https://twitter.com/

Real-time
Industry

WordPress Activity

https://wordpress.com/activity/

Real-time
Industry

Technorati - Blog Trends

https://technorati.com/

Quarterly
Research

IDC - Global Tech Research

https://www.idc.com/

Quarterly
Research

Gartner

https://www.gartner.com/

Quarterly
Research

WAN-IFRA - World Press Trends

https://wan-ifra.org/

Annual
Industry

Food & Nutrition

FAO - Food Security

https://www.fao.org/hunger/en/

Annual
Official

Global Nutrition Report

https://globalnutritionreport.org/

Annual
Research

Water

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring

https://washdata.org/

Annual
Official

UN Water

https://www.unwater.org/

Annual
Official

Biodiversity & Conservation

IUCN Red List

https://www.iucnredlist.org/

Bi-annual
Official

WWF - World Wildlife Fund

https://www.worldwildlife.org/

Annual
Research

Our Methodology

Live Counter Calculations: For metrics that update continuously (population, births, deaths, GDP), we use the most recent annual data from official sources and apply verified growth rates to provide real-time estimates.

Data Validation: All data undergoes validation checks against multiple sources. Discrepancies are noted and resolved by prioritizing official governmental and international organization data.

Update Schedule: Static datasets are refreshed according to their official publication schedules. Live counters run continuously with calculations verified against official releases.

Transparency Commitment: We believe in complete transparency. Every statistic on CreatorMeter includes clear source attribution and links to original data where available.

Frequently Asked Questions About Our Data

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