Our World in Data

Our World in Data
Type of businessNon-profit affiliated with the University of Oxford
HeadquartersOxford, England
OwnerGlobal Change Data Lab
Founder(s)Max Roser
RevenueDecrease £1,784,746 (2022)[1]
URLourworldindata.org Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialNo
LaunchedMay 2013
(11 years ago) (2013-05)[2]
Current statusActive

Our World in Data (OWID) is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change, war, existential risks, and inequality.

It is a project of the Global Change Data Lab, a registered charity in England and Wales,[3] and was founded by Max Roser, a social historian and development economist. The research team is based at the University of Oxford.[4] The organization is chaired by Hetan Shah.

  1. ^ "TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022" (PDF). GLOBAL CHANGE DATA LAB. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ Roser, Max. "History of Our World in Data". Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "About". Our World in Data. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ "The Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development". Oxford Martin School. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.