Mapped: The World’s Most Beautiful Cities, According to Locals

Key Takeaways

• More Capetonians describe their city as beautiful (86%) than residents of any other surveyed city worldwide.
• Edinburgh ranks second at 84%, followed by Sydney at 78%.
• Chicago leads U.S. cities, with 77% of residents describing their city as beautiful.

What makes a city beautiful to the people who actually live there?

Ranked: The 15 Countries With the Most Forest

Key Takeaways

• Russia has about 70% more forest area than Brazil, the second-ranked country.
• Nearly three-quarters of the world’s forests are concentrated in just 15 countries.
• Eight of the 15 countries with the most forest are in the Americas.

Forests are among the planet’s most important natural resources, storing carbon, supporting biodiversity, and supplying everything from timber to clean water.

Ranked: The World’s Largest Tea Producers

Key Takeaways

• China produces 53% of the world’s tea, nearly three times as much as second-ranked India.
• The top eight countries account for 93% of global tea production.
• Kenya ranks third globally and is the only non-Asian country among the eight largest producers.

Tea is the world’s most-consumed drink after water, with global production reaching 7.05 million metric tons in 2024. That was nearly double the amount produced 20 years earlier.

Ranked: The World’s Highest-Earning Podcasters in 2026

Key Takeaways

Mapped: The Cost of College in Every U.S. State

Key Takeaways

• In-state tuition and fees range from $6,359 in Florida to $18,094 in Vermont.
• The five most expensive states are all in the Northeast.
• Florida is more than $1,000 cheaper than Wyoming, the second-most affordable state.

Across the U.S., average in-state tuition and fees at public four-year universities vary by nearly threefold.