Katharina Buchholz

Colorado

Senior Data Journalist at Statista

Senior data journalist at Statista, CU Alumn, Fulbrighter, AIESECer.

Articles

Majority Of Millionaires Supports Wealth Tax

1 day ago | forbes.com | Katharina Buchholz

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: People protest on tax day calling for billionaires to pay more tax on ... More April 15, 2025 in New York City. Activists suggested a 90% wealth tax to guarantee universal healthcare, free college education and to eliminate hunger and homelessness. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)Getty Images A recent survey by Patriotic Millionaires UK shows that a majority of millionaires in G20 countries supports a 2% tax on wealth.
Infographic: India's Growing Economy

1 week ago | statista.com | Katharina Buchholz

Comments made by CEO BVR Subrahmanyam of the Indian government think tank NITI Aayog about the size of the Indian economy have made headlines in the country's media. On Saturday, the head of the organization said that India was the world's fourth largest economy "as I speak". Subrahmanyam cited IMF data to back up the claim. In fact, India is projected to overtake Japan and move up into rank four of the world's largest economies this year.
U.S. Prescriptions Meds Pricey For Government And Households

1 week ago | forbes.com | Katharina Buchholz

U.S. spending on prescription medication is the highest in the OECD, data from the organization shows. President Donald Trump on May 12 signed an executive order to try and change this status quo. However, experts have said the feat will be difficult due to the complicated structure of international medication prices and a long timeline ahead.
Chinese EVs Now Almost As Affordable As Gasoline Cars

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Katharina Buchholz

Newly released data from the International Energy Agency shows how advanced the Chinese electric vehicle market has become in an international comparison. Next to the limits of charging infrastructure and range, the higher price of electric vehicles has been a major hurdle for buyers all over the world. In China, however, there are now almost as many affordable electric car models as there are cheap traditional gasoline cars on offer.
Global press freedom indicator slips – Statista

1 month ago | intellinews.com | Katharina Buchholz

This year's World Press Freedom Index highlights the economic situation of journalists and media organisations being a major risk to press freedom, as "today’s news media are caught between preserving their editorial independence and ensuring their economic survival", Statista reports.
Infographic: More U.S. Teenagers Are Experiencing Depression

1 month ago | statista.com | Katharina Buchholz

The share of U.S. teenagers who have experienced at least one major depressive episode in the past year stood at a high 17.8 percent in 2023 after having reached a peak in the Covid year of 2021 at more than 20 percent. This is according to an annual survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The new rates are more than double that of 2009, which stood at a lower 8.1 percent.
The countries losing population fastest – Statista

1 month ago | intellinews.com | Katharina Buchholz

In 2023, Ukraine was the country losing population the fastest as the Russian invasion is driving its citizens from their homeland in scores. Conflict can be a powerful force in changing a nation's demographics by creating refugees, but also casualties.
The state of global fertility - Statista

1 month ago | intellinews.com | Katharina Buchholz

South Korea, together with Hong Kong, Macau and Puerto Rico, is one of only a few places in the world with a fertility rate below 1, data by the World Bank shows, Statista reports. In Japan, another Asian country known to struggle with low birth rates, average births per woman remained at 1.2 in 2023. This places the country among the more than 90 in the world where populations are not growing independent of immigration.
YouTube Responsible For 16% Of Global Internet Traffic

1 month ago | forbes.com | Katharina Buchholz

The first upload to YouTube turned 20 years old this week and the video platform’s success story is arguably one of the more unusual ones the internet has to offer.
データセンターの比率に見る各国の米中との結びつき　「兵器化」リスクも | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト（フォーブスジャパン）

1 month ago | forbesjapan.com | Katharina Buchholz

クラウドコンピューティングの登場により、サーバーやデータストレージといったネットワーク機器は、企業など組織が自前で持つものから、外部の「インフラ」を借りるものへと位置づけを変えた。この広範な変化に伴っていろいろな影響が生じているが、なかでも重要な問題は、そのインフラを所有・管理しているのがどの企業か、もっと言えばその企業がどこの国の企業かという点だ。クラウドコンピューティングやデータセンサーの分野は現在、米国と中国の企業によって支配されており、第三国のデータの安全性と独立性をめぐって懸念が生じている。第三国の多くは米国企業や中国企業のデータセンターを受け入れていて、そこにデータやアプリケーションを保管しているからだ。市場の主要プレーヤーは、米国のアマゾン、マイクロソフト、グーグル、中国のアリババ、華為技術（ファーウェイ）、騰訊控股（テンセント）である。...