Jeff Desjardins

Founder and Publisher at Visual Capitalist

Contributor's Links: Visual Capitalist

A founder of Visual Capitalist, Jeff holds a BCom from the Sauder School of Business at UBC. Jeff believes that a fusion of information and design can bring investors unique insight in a way that has never been done before. Originally hailing from Penticton, BC, Jeff is also an avid traveller, ... more

Following: 26 Followers: 2410

Mapped: The State Of Global Democracy In 2022

Sunday, May 15, 2022 5:27 AM EDT

The world’s (almost) eight billion people live under a wide variety of political and cultural circumstances. In broad terms, those circumstances can be measured and presented on a sliding scale between “free” and “not free”.

Read

Arms Transfers: U.S. And Russia’s Biggest Trading Partners

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 5:34 AM EDT

For decades, countries proficient in arms manufacturing have supplied weapons to other countries in demand of them. At the helm of these trades are the U.S. and Russia, which have accounted for 57% of all arms trades in the last 10 years.

Read

Mapped: Solar And Wind Power By Country

Sunday, May 8, 2022 5:57 PM EDT

Wind and solar generated 10.3% of global electricity for the first time in 2021, rising from 9.3% in 2020, and doubling their share compared to 2015 when the Paris Climate Agreement was signed.

In this article: TAN Also: AAPL, AMZN

Read

Mapped: Beer Consumption In The U.S.

Sunday, May 1, 2022 7:08 AM EDT

When stacked up next to other alcoholic beverages, beer is America’s preferred drink of choice, closely followed by wine and spirits. In fact, it is the fifth most-consumed drink overall in the country, behind coffee, water, soft drinks and tea.

In this article: BUD, TAP

Read

Why Investors Tuned Out Netflix

Friday, April 29, 2022 10:15 PM EDT

Over the span of a few months, Netflix shares have erased roughly four years' worth of gains. Not all of these losses are due to the drop in subscribers, however.

In this article: NFLX

Read

How Do Big Tech Giants Make Their Billions?

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 12:16 PM EDT

In 2021, the Big Five tech giants—Apple, Amazon, Google (Alphabet), Meta, and Microsoft—generated a combined $1.4 trillion in revenue. What are the sources of this revenue, and how does it breakdown?

In this article: AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, FB, GOOGL

Read

AAPL	Apple Inc.
FB	Meta Platforms, Inc. (Formerly Facebook)
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust ETF
GM	General Motors Company
GOOG	Alphabet Inc. (Google)
MSFT	Microsoft Corporation
PM	Philip Morris International Inc.
SO	Southern Company
T	AT&T Inc.
TWTR	Twitter Inc
VZ	Verizon Communications
WRK	WestRock Company
YHOO	Yahoo! Inc.

Mapped: Where Are The World’s Most Sustainable Companies?

In recent years, an impressive number of companies have stepped up to take a more active role in shaping a more sustainable future—not just in the environmental sense, but also by taking social and governance factors into consideration.