Real Time

Every chart that draws this series, newest first.

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  Real Time US Federal Tax Collection

  Federal taxes collected as a clock runs, $165,989 every second: half from individual income tax, a third from payroll taxes.

  Updated 2025
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  Real Time US Paper Money Printing

  New US bills printed as a clock runs, a dollar sign for every ten: $1 bills lead the count, $100 bills the value.

  Updated 2025
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  Real Time Animals Slaughtered for US Meat

  Animals slaughtered for US meat as a clock runs, ten to a dot: about 304 chickens every second against one head of cattle.

  Updated 2025
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  Real Time Births and Deaths Worldwide

  Births and deaths around the world as a clock runs, one figure per person: about two born for every one who dies.

  Updated 2025
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  Real Time Oil Usage Worldwide

  Barrels of oil the world uses as a clock runs, at 2025's rate of 1,207 a second: the US and China, then everyone else.

  Updated 2025