Ballpark — October 5, 2026
Answers to that day's 5 daily estimation questions.
Monthly active users on Instagram
~3 billion people
A significant jump from its early days in 2010.
Total human population in 1800
~1 billion people
It took all of human history to reach the first billion.
Number of member states in the United Nations
193 countries
Vatican City and Palestine are non-member observer states.
Number of keys on a standard piano
88 keys
This has been the industry standard since the late 1800s.
Years since the first moon landing
57 years
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent 21 hours on the surface.