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Shift Ranking of June 19: The most successful German YouTube channels

1. YTitty (Comedy, 1,9m subscribers)│ 2. Gronkh (Games, 1,7m)│ 3. kontor (Music, 1,5m)│ 4. DieAussenseiter (Comedy, 1,2m)│ 5. PietSmittie (Games, 0,9m)│ Source: StarsOfVideo

06/19/2013June 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 18: Countries with the most consumers shopping online

1. China 219.8m│ 2. USA 149,8m│ 3. Japan 73,3m│ 4. Germany 41,2m│ 5. UK 34,8m│ Source: eMarketer

06/18/2013June 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 17: Countries with the highest average life expectancy

1. Andorra (83,5 years)│ 2. Japan (82,6 years)│ 3. Hong Kong (82,2 years)│ 4. Iceland (81,8 years)│ 5. Switzerland (81,7 years)│ Source: WHO

06/17/2013June 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 14: Football clubs with the highest transfer fees paid in one season

1. Real Madrid 2009/10: €257.4m│ 2. Juventus FC 2001/02: €177.4m│ 3. Chelsea 2003/04: €158.2m│ 4. Chelsea 2004/05: €149.9m│ 5. AC Milan 2001/02: €146.5m│ Source: transfermarkt.de

06/14/2013June 14, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 11: The Top 5 Expensive Cell Phones

1. Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme: 3.2m USD│ 2. GoldVish Le Million: 1.3m USD│ 2. Diamond Crypto Smartphone: 1.3m USD│ 4. Vertu Signature Cobra: 310k USD│ 5. VIPN Black Diamond Smartphone: 300k USD│ Quelle: realitypod

06/11/2013June 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 10: The world's wealthiest countries

1. Qatar (GDP: 88.000 USD)│ 2. Luxembourg (GDP: 81.000 USD)│ 3. Singapore (GDP: 56.000 USD)│ 4. Norway (GDP: 51.000 USD)│ 5. Brunei (GDP: 48.000 USD)│ Source: Reuters

06/10/2013June 10, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 7: The most stupid dog breeds

1: Afghan hound│ 2. Basenji│ 3. Bulldog│ 4. Chow-Chow│ 5. Borzoi│ Source: hunde.de

06/07/2013June 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 6: Sites Most Frequently Visited by Children worldwide

1. Social networks (31,3% of the time spent online)│ 2. Porn and erotic sites (16,8%)│ 3. Online stores (16,7%)│ 4. Forums and chat (8,1%)│ 5. Web mail (7,4%)│ Source: Kapersky Lab

06/06/2013June 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 5: US Women's Most Popular Social Networks

1. Facebook 56% have account│ 2. Google+ 26,1%│ 3. Pinterest 21,9%│ 4. Twitter 16,9%│ 5. LinkedIn 14,2%│ Source: Burst Media

06/05/2013June 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 4: The World's Highest Railway Lines

1. Tibet Railway Line (China) 5,068 m│ 2. Ferrocarril Central Andino (Peru) 4,829 m│ 3. Rio Mulatos Line (Bolivia) 4,786 m│ 4. Pike's Peak Railway (USA) 4,301 m│ 5. Jungfrau Railway (Switzerland): 3,454 m

06/04/2013June 4, 2013

Shift Ranking of June 3: Highest Danube Water Levels in Passau, Germany

1. June 2013: 12,55 meters│ 2. 1501: 12,22 meters│ 3. 1595: 12,20 meters│ 3. 1954: 12,20 meters│ 5. 2002: 10,80 meters│ Source: VZB Bayern

06/03/2013June 3, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 31: Countries With the Biggest Increase in Internet Users 2008-2012

1. China (+264m internet users)│ 2. India (+88m users)│ 3. Indonesia (+39m users)│ 4. Iran (+35m users)│ 5. Russia (+33m users)│ Source: KPCB

05/31/2013May 31, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 30: Personal Data with the Highest Market Prices in the US

1. Bankruptcy Information: 26 USD│ 2. Felony: 15 USD│ 3. Employment History: 13 USD│ 3. Sex Offender: 13 USD│ 5. Education Background 12 USD│ Source: OECD

05/30/2013May 30, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 29: The most valuable football clubs in the world

1. FC Bayern Munich (668m Euro)│ 2. Manchester United (650m Euro)│ 3. Real Madrid (482m Euro)│ 4. FC Barcelona (444m Euro)│ 5. FC Chelsea (325m Euro)│ Source: Brand Finance

05/29/2013May 29, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 28: Countries with the flirtiest women online

1. Spain (at an average 1,33 online contacts per month)│ 2. Poland (1,31)│ 3. Dominican Republic (1,25)│ 4. Italy (1,13)│ 5. Brasil (1,12)│ Source: Badoo

05/28/2013May 28, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 27: German football clubs with the most followers on Twitter

1. FC Bayern München (@FCBayern), 386.000 Follower│ 2. Borussia Dortmund (@BVB), 346.000│ 3. FC Schalke 04 (@s04), 86.000│ 4. Hamburger SV (@HSV), 74.000│ 5. SV Werder Bremen (@werderbremen), 69.000

05/27/2013May 27, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 24: The Most Creative People 2013

1. Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight│ 2. Dong-Hoon Chang, Samsung│ 3. Diana Balmori, Balmori│ 4. Kirthiga Reddy, Facebook India│ 5. Daniel Graf, Google Maps│ Source: Fastcompany Poll

05/24/2013May 24, 2013

Salman Khan, founder of "Khan Academy"

Shift interview with Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, about free education for everybody.

05/24/2013May 24, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 23: Most popular countries in the world 2013

1. Germany│ 2. Canada │ 3. UK│ 4. Japan│ 5. France│ Source: BBC

05/23/2013May 23, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 17: The world's richest people

5. Ingvar Kamprad (SWE - 43,1 B Euro) | 4. Amancio Ortega (ESP - 43,5 B Euro) | 3. Warren Buffett (US - 46,3 B Euro) | 2. Carlos Slim Helu (MEX - 55,9 B Euro) | 1. Bill Gates (US - 56,4 B Euro) | Source: Bloomberg

05/17/2013May 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 16: The most successful at the Eurovision Song Contest

1. Ireland (7) | 2. France (5) | 2. Luxembourg (5) | 2. Sweden (5) | 2. Unted Kingdom (5) | Source: Wikipedia

05/16/2013May 16, 2013

All about Eurovision: DW's 2013 roundup

Here's our round-up of social media sites for fans to follow the Eurovision Song Contest action.

Music05/16/2013May 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 15: The most trusted professions in Europe

1. Firefighter | 2. Nurse | 3. Pilot | 4. Pharmacist | 5. Medical Doctor | Source: Reader's Digest

05/15/2013May 15, 2013

Ira Atari - Electro Diva with classical roots

Listening to Ira Atari's records you can't necessarily hear she's studied classical piano. What they do reveal is energy-charged electronic pop with emotional lyrics. Right now the musician is working on her new album.

05/15/2013May 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 14: World's Sexiest Nationalities For Women According To Men

1. Colombian | 2. Brazilian | 3. American | 4. Spanish | 5. Russian | Source: Miss Travel

05/14/2013May 14, 2013

Shift-Ranking of May 13: The most expensive addresses to live in Europe (in Euro per square meter)

1. Cala Romazzino, Sardinia (300.000)| 2. Av. d'Ostende, Monte Carlo (100.000)| 3. Knightsbridge, London (95.000)| 4. Chemin de St.-Hospice, Cap Ferrat (70.000)| 5. Via Suvretta,St. Moritz (65.000)| Source: Engel&Völkers

05/13/2013May 13, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 10: The world's sexiest women

1. Miley Cyrus | 2. Selena Gomez | 3. Rihanna | 4. Mila Kunis | 5. Jennifer Lawrence | Source: Maxim

05/10/2013May 10, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 8: Countries worldwide to live best in as a mother

1. Finland | 2. Sweden | 3. Norway | 4. Iceland | 5. Netherlands | Source: Save the children

05/08/2013May 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 7: Countries worldwide with the most corrupt managers

1. Slovenia | 2. Kenya | 3. Croatia | 4. Nigeria | 5. Ukraine | Source: Ernst & Young

05/07/2013May 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 6: The world's best airports

1. Changi Airport Singapore | 2. Incheon International Airport Seoul | 3. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | 4. Hong Kong International Airport | 5. Peking Capital International Airport | Source: Skytrax

05/06/2013May 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 3: Top Smartphone Apps in Germany

1. Facebook (installed on 68,5% of all smartphones)│ 2. WhatsApp Messenger (52,8%)│ 3. YouTube (39,3%)│ 4. Maps (36,8%)│ 5. eBay Mobile (26,6%)│ Source: Statista

05/03/2013May 3, 2013

Shift Ranking of May 2: The Most Popular Social Networks in Germany

1. Facebook (39,2m user)│ 2. Google+ (6,7m user)│ 3. Xing (5,2m user)│ 4. Twitter (3,6m user)│ 5. Tumblr (3,5m user)│ Source: ComScore

05/02/2013May 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 30: Countries with the highest concentration of polar researchers

1. Iceland (17 per 1000 employed )│ 1. Finland (17/1000)│ 3. Denmark (12,6/1000)│ 4. New Zealand (12,4/1000)│ 5. South Korea (11,1/1000)│ Source: OECD

04/30/2013April 30, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 29: Countries With World's Fastest Internet

1. South Korea (average 14.0 Mbit/s)│ 2. Japan (10.8 Mbit/s)│ 3. Hong Kong (9.3 Mbit/s)│ 4. Latvia (8.9 Mbit/s)│ 5. Switzerland (8.7 Mbit/s)│ Source: Akamai

04/29/2013April 29, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 26: The Most Engaged Brands on Twitter

1. @Notebook (1.403 engagements per post)│ 2. @Disneywords (1.000)│ 3. ESPN (898)│ 4. @Playstation (510)│ 5. @Disney (415)│ Source: Nestivity

04/26/2013April 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 25: The Worst Jobs of 2013 in the USA

1. Newspaper Reporter│ 2. Lumberjack│ 3. Enlisted Military Personnel│ 4. Actor│ 5. Oil Rig Worker│ Source: CareerCast

04/25/2013April 25, 2013

Shift ranking of April 23: German national football team players with the most Facebook fans

1. Mesut Özil (9,6m)│ 2. Mario Götze (1.57m)│ 3. Thomas Müller (1,54m)│ 4. Bastian Schweinsteiger (1,49m)│ 5. Lukas Podolski (1,4m)│ (Update: 23.4.2013)

04/23/2013April 23, 2013

Shift ranking of April 22: The oldest known computer viruses

1. Creeper (1971)│ 2. Rabbit (1974)│ 3. ANIMAL (1975)│ 4. Elk Cloner (1981)│ 5. ARF-ARF (1983)│ Source: Computerworld

04/22/2013April 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 19: World’s most valuable companies

1. Apple (USA) 319 bn euro | 2. Exxon Mobile (USA) 307 bn euro | 3. Google (USA) 206 bn euro | 4. PetroChina (China) 200 bn euro | 5. Berkshire Hathaway (USA) 194 bn euro | Source: Forbes

04/19/2013April 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 18: The most valuable football clubs

1. Real Madrid (2,51 bn euro) | 2. Manchester United (2,41 bn euro) | 3. Barcelona 1,98 bn euro) | 4. Arsenal (1,01 bn euro) | 5. Bayern Munich (941 million Euro) | Source: Forbes

04/18/2013April 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 17: With whom would German men like to have a beer?

1. Jürgen Klopp (football coach) 18% | 2. Günther Jauch (talk show host) 16% | 3 .Til Schweiger (actor) 11% | 3. Sebastian Vettel (F1 champion) 11% | 5. Uli Hoeneß (Bayern Munich president) 9% | Source: Playboy

04/17/2013April 17, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 16: Best-paid managers worldwide

Larry Ellison (Oracle) 73,5 Mio. Euro Bob Mansfield (Apple) 65,4 Mio. Euro Bruce Sewell(Apple) 52,7 Mio. Euro Jeffrey Williams (Apple) 52,5 Mio. Euro Peter Oppenheimer (Apple) 52,4 Mio. Euro Source: Standard & Poor's

04/16/2013April 16, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 15: World's most successful films of all time

1. Avatar (2.128 Mio. Euro) | 2. Titanic (1.677 Mio. Euro) | 3. Marvel’s The Avengers (1.160 Mio. Euro) | 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (1.016 Mio. Euro) | 5. Transformer 3 (860 Mio. Euro)

04/15/2013April 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 12: Cities with the most skyscrapers

1 Hong Kong 1.247 | 2 New York City 575 | 3 Tokyo 347 | 4 Chicago 283 | 5 Dubai 248 | Source: Emporis

04/12/2013April 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 11: Countries with highest Children's life satisfaction

1. Netherlands | 2. Island | 3. Spanien | 4. Finland | 5. Greece | Source: Unicef

04/11/2013April 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 10: The best universities worldwide

1. California Institute of Technology (US) - 95.5 | 2. University of Oxford (UK) - 93.7 | 2. Stanford University (US) - 93.7 | 4. Harvard University (US) - 93.6 | 5. MIT (US) - 93.1 | Quelle: World University Rankings

04/10/2013April 10, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 9: The largest metropolitan areas

1. Tokyo-Yokohama 30–35 Mio. (Japan) | 2. Sudogwon (Seoul) 20–25 Mio. (South Korea) | 3. Mexico-City 20–25 Mio. (Mexico) | 4. New York 19–25 Mio. (United States) | 5. Mumbai 15–25 Mio. (India) | Source: Wikipedia

04/09/2013April 9, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 8: The most popular Time Killers worldwide

1) Emails (33%) | 2) Internet surfing (27%) | 3) Watching TV (26%) | 4) Procrastination (19%) | 5) Meetings (18%) | (Source: officetime.net)

04/08/2013April 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 5: The most popular German Facebook pages

1. Two and a Half Men (3,9m likes)│ 2. How I Met Your Mother (3,4m likes)│ 3. The Simpsons (2,8m likes)│ 4. Amazon.de 2,4m likes)│ 5. Scrubs (2,3m likes)│ (Source: meedia)

04/05/2013April 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of April 3: Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists

1. Sean "Diddy" Combs ($580 million)│ 2. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter ($475 million)│ 3. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young ($350 million)│ 4. Bryan Birdman Williams ($150 million)│ 5. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson ($125 million)│ Source: Forbes

04/03/2013April 3, 2013