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The Cost of Shutting Down the Internet


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

From our work to our social life, everything we do in our day-to-day lives revolves around our connection to the internet. But what happens when it goes down and how much does losing connection cost us? When our key social apps go down, like Facebook or Twitter, the frustration is felt worldwide. But how would […]

The Future of Gender Equality on Banknotes


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Merchant Machine analysed the top legal tender currencies around the world and propose six of today’s most influential women to replace them and create equal banknotes for the future. Merchant Machine analysed the top legal tender currencies around the world and found that 88% of the world’s banknotes feature men over women. This figure then […]

The Countries Most Reliant on Cash


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

The pandemic has accelerated our journey to a cashless society. But it seems not everyone is ready to completely let go of cash transactions. We have taken an in-depth look at payment methods including by card reader of different countries around the world to find the nations where physical cash still takes precedence, despite the […]

Cyber shopping: The Countries That Spend The Most Online


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that people are shopping online more than ever but which countries are spending the most money?  Merchant Machine analyses every countries’ spending habits to reveal which nation is spending the most on cyber shopping and how much each country is spending on average. The study also looks at which eCommerce […]

Real-Time Map Of Shopify Transactions On Black Friday 2020


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

The interactive map above shows real-time Sales per minute (in USD) across all of Shopify’s Merchants on Black Friday 2020. At the time of writing Shopify Merchants were processing 13,634 orders per minute resulting in sales of $1,339,111. That’s over $80 million per hour! Moreover: Shopify will offset all carbon emissions from the delivery of […]

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