Our World in Data

Our World in Data
Type of businessNon-profit affiliated with the University of Oxford
HeadquartersOxford, England
OwnerGlobal Change Data Lab
Founder(s)Max Roser
Revenue £2,450,820 (2023)
URLourworldindata.org
CommercialNo
LaunchedMay 2013 (2013-05)
Current statusActive

Our World in Data (OWID) is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, war, climate change, population growth, existential risks, and inequality.

It is a project of the Global Change Data Lab, a registered charity in England and Wales, and was founded by Max Roser, a social historian and development economist. The research team is based at the University of Oxford. The organization is chaired by Hetan Shah.