# You earn more than x% of the world **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 9, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259 "2010-02-09T10:06:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/1 "2010-02-09T10:06:15Z")
I’m looking for a website. I first saw it a couple of years ago, but my google skillz are inadequate to the task of digging it up again. The central feature of the page in question was a little text box in which you could enter your income. It would then pop up with “You earn more than \% of the population” (generally a number with a lot of 9’s in it) Anyone know what I’m talking about? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/2 "2010-02-09T10:35:26Z")
I put _global income comparison_ into Google and got [http://globalrichlist.com/](http://globalrichlist.com/) as my first hit. If it’s not what you saw, I think it’s close. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/3 "2010-02-09T10:38:15Z")
Could [this](http://www.ifs.org.uk/wheredoyoufitin/) be it (admittedly, it’s just talking about the UK). ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/4 "2010-02-09T10:58:22Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I put _global income comparison_ into Google and got [http://globalrichlist.com/](http://globalrichlist.com/) as my first hit. If it’s not what you saw, I think it’s close. thank you! I know the dope wouldn’t let me down 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/5 "2010-02-09T12:28:29Z")
Is there a similar calculator for just the United States? That might help us gauge the reality of the “Ask the Scion of Wealth” sorts of threads. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/6 "2010-02-09T12:44:55Z")
Playing about with it, it is in quite broad bands. Once you go over US$200,000 it just puts you in the top band and you can put in a number with as many zeroes as it will take and you get the same answer. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Pedant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/7 "2010-02-09T23:34:53Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Playing about with it, it is in quite broad bands. Once you go over US$200,000 it just puts you in the top band and you can put in a number with as many zeroes as it will take and you get the same answer. And another small gripe by this taxpayer: it confuses income with “rich.” You can have a lovely high income and be close to broke on a balance sheet, as well as vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/8 "2010-02-10T03:59:20Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I put _global income comparison_ into Google and got [http://globalrichlist.com/](http://globalrichlist.com/) as my first hit. If it’s not what you saw, I think it’s close. I typed in $99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 and only get to be the 107,565th richest person on earth. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-earn-more-than-x-of-the-world/528259/9 "2010-02-10T04:43:31Z")
I’m in the top 58 million, fools! Bow before me! Women, throw yourselves at me! For I am a God! A God of earning! There are none but 58 million greater than I! I shall smite them all, in time. For now, bask in my glory! …um, I think I’ll log into my Kiva account and lend/donate some more right now. BRB.