SortStack #453 — 2027-09-05

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever flown in space 680

   More people summit Everest in a single busy season than have ever left Earth's atmosphere.

2. People who have ever stood on the summit of Mount Everest 6.9K

   Kami Rita Sherpa has been up more than 30 times — roughly one in every 230 summits is his.

3. The population of Bermuda 64K

   There are no rivers or lakes — homes harvest rainwater on white limestone roofs by law.

4. The population of Brunei 450K

   The Sultan's palace has 1,788 rooms and opens to the public for three days every year.

5. New York City — the five boroughs 8.3M

   If each borough were its own city, four of them would still rank in the US top ten.

6. Christians worldwide 2.4B

   The world's largest religion — nearly a third of humanity across every continent.

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