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Out today: @WorldBank's @GlobalFindex Database 2025, powered by Gallup World Poll data. Explore the latest insights on how adults across over 141 economies are managing money and how digital access is reshaping financial inclusion. worldbank.org/en/publication…

17% of U.S. investors own cryptocurrency, up 11 percentage points since 2021. New data: on.gallup.com/40vC2lk

U.S. adults who have visited a dentist in the past 12 months are substantially more likely than those who have not to report better overall health. Full story: on.gallup.com/44EJBZu

More Americans now cite “innovation” as a reason for their confidence in higher education — at 12%, up from 5% last year. But fewer now point to the opportunities that higher ed provides, down to 16% from 24%.

46% of adults living in households earning under $24,000 a year visit the dentist, compared with 86% of those in households earning $180,000 or more.

Confidence in major U.S. institutions remains near the record low, with just 28% of Americans expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in nine institutions tracked consistently since 1979. Democrats' confidence has dropped to a new low of 26%, while Republicans’…

57% of managers in the U.S. say it is likely that they will need to hire more individuals with data science skills in the next five years.

Majorities of all U.S. adults express “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in just three institutions — small business (70%), the military (62%) and science (61%).

Americans’ confidence in higher education has increased for the first time in a decade: 42% express strong confidence, compared with 36% each of the past two years.

Americans’ support for increasing the number of Border Patrol agents has declined 17 points to 59%, from 76% a year ago.

A majority of Republicans (66%) name family as one of the three most important values to them, followed by 44% of independents and 40% of Democrats.

49% of Americans say AI is very different from the technological advancements that came before and threatens to harm humans and society. An equal share say it's just the latest in a long line of technological advancements.

52% of Americans think AI will have more impact than the telephone did when it was introduced.

China and the U.S. both have strong images in sub-Saharan Africa, but China has more momentum. Median approval of China's leadership stood at 63% in 2024, two percentage points higher than the 61% approval rating for the U.S.

A record-low 58% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely” (41%) or “very” (17%) proud to be an American.
In terms of market volatility this year, 58% of U.S. investors think the worst is ahead of us.

Schools with an AI policy are earning an AI dividend that is 26% greater than schools without a policy. The AI dividend is the payout teachers and schools receive in time savings when they invest in learning about AI tools. New research from @WaltonFamilyFdn and Gallup:…
