Ballpark — July 30, 2026

Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.

Total length of the world's coastline

220,000 miles

Difficult to measure exactly due to the coastline paradox.

Hearts in an octopus

3 hearts

Two pump blood to the gills; one to the rest of the body.

Number of moons orbiting Jupiter

115 moons

The four largest (Galilean moons) were seen by Galileo in 1610.

Total diamonds in the UK Crown Jewels

~23,575 diamonds

The Sovereign's Sceptre alone holds the 530-carat Cullinan I.

People who speak English as a first or second language

1.49 billion

Includes native and non-native speakers.