This Month in Numbers | MILESTONES

07.05.2018

16%

Only 16% of UK businesses are ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is due to take effect on May 25. Read More →

05.05.2018

over 1400 companies

Founded in 2005, Y Combinator has invested in over 1400 companies including a long list of high-profile firms like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit.Read More →

04.05.2018

$34.99-$39.99

Bloomberg is launching a subscription business at $34.99-$39.99 per month.Read More →

03.05.2018

less than 1%

Less than 1% of high-performance startups are founded by 20-year-olds.Read More →

02.05.2018

8%

8% of CEOs do not hold a college degree.Read More →

01.05.2018

$58.72 billion

The U.S. consultancy market grew 7.1%, to $58.72 billion in 2016.Read More →

30.04.2018

13%

According to Global Witness, 13% of UK companies fail to name “people of significant control”.Read More →

28.04.2018

~25% of GDP

About 25% of GDP in North Korea is spent on its military, compared with about 2.5% in South Korea and 2% in China.Read More →

27.04.2018

0.1%

The UK GDP growth was 0.1% in the first quarter of the year, with economy growing at its slowest rate since 2012.Read More →

26.04.2018

39%

The biggest tax break in three decades in the USA led to 39% increase in capital spending.Read More →

24.04.2018

Since its foundation in 1984, when Margaret Thatcher promised to shrink the state and introduced “private sector discipline” to public services, Capita has expanded from 33 to 70,000 staff.Read More →