We’ve spent the past year closely following some of the biggest trends and stories of 2021 through the eyes of data and numbers. Now is the time to wrap up the year before we get into the news. Team facts brings you the 11 key tables on the events and phenomena that defined 2021.
For many, the struggle to breathe and conserve life during India’s tragic second wave of covid-19 has defined the year: two of our charts are based on those trying times, let’s not forget. We also examine the massive global race to achieve collective immunity to covid-19 – at times inspiring but fraught with missed goals and selfish inequities.
Also check out our charts on the new rage in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the supply chain disruptions that crippled economies, and the happiest Olympic year in Indian history, and several more:
Read our two-part series on a 2022 snapshot in the data here.
Twitter to the rescue
As India’s health infrastructure collapsed during the second wave of covid-19, people took to Twitter to ask for help and share information.
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The year of the IPO rush
It was a pivotal year for matters of public interest with over ??So far, $ 1 trillion has been mopped up by newly listed companies. Retail and institutional businesses jumped on the bandwagon, buoyed by solid price gains.
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Even infection, uneven healing
The year has exposed the rich world as it cornered the covid-19 vaccines early and in abundance.
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Google, the lifeline
Covid-related queries dominated Google searches in 2021. Here are the top six “How to…” searches performed by Indians this year.
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Inflating shipping costs
Global supply chains have been clogged as shipments become more expensive. This has fueled inflation around the world to record highs.
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Crypto beats stocks
Bitcoin generated their strongest search demand on Google this year, even beating the proven stock markets.
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The challenge of a century
Protecting a sixth of humanity from a raging pandemic was always going to be a Herculean task. Despite many hiccups, India ends the year almost giving the first dose to almost all adults.
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India’s Olympic glory
With seven medals in Tokyo, India has achieved its best performance so far at the Olympics.
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Growing tribe of young investors
Frenzied hordes of teens and investors in their twenties have hit the stock market this year, suddenly accounting for nearly a third of India’s trading community.
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How UPI left our portfolios behind
UPI transactions have reached all-time highs this year, both in terms of number of transactions and value.
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It’s the age of NFT now!
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are at the forefront of a new digital revolution that is reshaping the art world, changing the way art is bought, sold and valued today. “
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