Worldometer

Worldometer
Typewebsite
StatusGenerally unreliable Generally unreliable
Deprecatedno
Blacklistedno
Recency2020
Domain worldometers.info
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Summary

Worldometer is a self-published source and editors have questioned its accuracy and methodology. It is disallowed by WikiProject COVID-19 as a source for statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic and is considered generally unreliable for other topics.

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Worldometer, formerly Worldometers, is a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics. It is owned and operated by a data company named Dadax, which generates revenue through online advertising. It is available in 31 languages and covers subjects such as government, world population, economics, society, media, environment, food and water, energy, and health.

In early 2020, the website attained greater popularity due to hosting statistics relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stale discussions 2020

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