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Shift Ranking of April 2: The world's most beautiful islands according to the Tripadvisor community

1. Ambergris Caye, Belize│ 2. St. John, Virgin Islands│ 3. Bora Bora, French Polynesia│ 4. San Juan Islands, USA│ 5. Santorin, Greece

04/02/2013April 2, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 27: Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

1. Avatar (revenue: 2,7 billion USD)│ 2. Titanic (2,1 billion USD)│ 3. The Avengers (1,5 billion USD)│ 4. Harry Potter II (1,3 billion USD)│ 5. Transformers 3 (1,1 billion USD)│ Source: Statista

03/27/2013March 27, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 25: The coldest inhabited places in the world

1. Oymyakon, Russia (record low: -67.7°C)│ 2. Verkhoyansk, Russia (-67.6°C)│ 3. Tura, Russia (-67,2°C)│ 4. Olenek, Russia (-65°C)│ 5. Yakutsk, Russia (-64,4°C)│ Source: wunderground.com

03/25/2013March 25, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 22: Social Media Networks with the oldest users

1. Linkedin (average age: 44,2 years)│ 2. Yelp: (42,2 years)│ 3. Facebook: (40,5 years)│ 4. Flickr: (40,2 years)│ 5. Pinterest: (40,1 years)│ Source: Pingdom

03/22/2013March 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 21: Most popular mobile browsers

1. Android Browser 30,8%│ 2. iPhone Browser 24,5%│ 3. Opera 15,1%│ 4. UC Browser 8,3%│ 5. Nokia Browser 6,9%│ Source: StatCounter

03/21/2013March 21, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 20: The world's largest metropolitan areas

1. Greater Tokyo, Japan (35 Mio. people)│ 2. Seoul Capital Area, South Korea (25,6 Mio.)│ 3. Mexico City (25 Mio.)│ 4. New York Metropolitan Area, USA (22 Mio.)│ 5. Mumbai Region, India (20 Mio.)│ Source: World Gazetteer

03/20/2013March 20, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 19: Currently Bestselling Video Games in Europe 2013

1. Tomb Raider (PS3)│ 2. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC/Mac)│ 3. Tomb Raider (Xbox 360)│ 4. God of War: Ascension (PS3)│ 5. Simcity (PC/Mac)│ Source: videogamesblogger

03/19/2013March 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 18: The largest companies of Cyprus with a stock listing

1. Bank of Cyprus│ 2. Cyprus Popular Bank│ 3. Hellenic Bank│ 4. Demetra Investments (financial service provider)│ 5. Pandora Investments (financial service provider)│ Quelle: Cyprus Stock Exchange

03/18/2013March 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 15: Largest Initial Public Offerings

1. Agricultural Bank of China: 22,9 billion USD (2010)│ 2. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China: 21,9bn USD (2006)│ 3. VISA: 19,7bn USD (2008)│ 4. General Motors: 18,1bn USD (2010)│ 5. Facebook: 16bn USD (2012)│

03/15/2013March 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 14: Most followed Argentines on Twitter

1. Diego Torres, Singer (2,4 million)│ 2. Jorge Rial, Journalist (2,0 million)│ 3. Pope Francis (1,8 million)│ 3. Cristina Kirchner, Politician (1,7 million)│ 4. Flor de la V, Actress (1,1 million)│ Source: TwitStats

03/14/2013March 14, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 13: Most Searched Deadly Sins on Google

1. Wrath│ 2. Greed│ 3. Envy│ 4. Sloth│ 5. Pride│ Source: GoogleStats

03/13/2013March 13, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 12: Next Pope Betting Favorites

1. Angelo Scola (Italy)│ 2. Odilo Pedro Scherer (Brazil)│ 3. Peter Turkson (Ghana)│ 4. Tarcisio Bertone (Italy)│ 5. Marc Ouellet (Canada)│ Source: oddschecker.com

03/12/2013March 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 11: Companies with the most fans on Facebook

1. Facebook (88 million)│ 2. YouTube (71 million)│ 3. Coca-Cola (60 million)│ 4. Red Bull (36 million)│ 5. Converse (35 million)│ Source: Statista

03/11/2013March 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 8: Countries with the highest numbers of women online

1. Singapore 50,3%│ 1. USA 50,3%│ 1. New Zealand 50,3%│ 1. Russia 50,3%│ 1. Canada 50,3%│ Source: ComScore

03/08/2013March 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 7: The Most Popular Religious Figures in Social Media

1. Amr Khaled (TV preacher, Egypt)│ 2. Joyce Meyer (preacher, USA)│ 3. Joel Osteen (TV preacher, USA)│ 4. Mustafa Hosni (TV preacher, Egypt)│ 5. Gyaco Living Buddha (Tibetan Religious Leader, China)│ Source: Starcount

03/07/2013March 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 6: Origin of Foreign Tourists in Germany in 2012

1. Netherlands (10,7 million overnight stays)│ 2. Switzerland (4,8 million)│ 3. USA (4,7 million)│ 4. United Kingdom (4,3 million)│ 5. Italia (3,3 million)│ Source: DZT

03/06/2013March 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 5: The Youngest Billionaires of 2013

1. Dustin Moskovitz, USA (28 years)│ 2. Mark Zuckerberg, USA (28 years)│ 3. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Germany (29 years) │ 4. Scott Duncan, USA (30 years)│ 5. Eduardo Saverin, USA (30 years)│ Source: Forbes

03/05/2013March 5, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 4: Sunniest Places in the World

1. Yuma, Arizona (USA) 4015 hours per year│ 2. Phoenix, Arizona (USA) 3872 hours│ 3. Aswan (Egypt) 3863 hours│ 4. Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) 3825 hours│ 5. Dongola (Sudan) 3814 hours│ Source: Guinness

03/04/2013March 4, 2013

Shift Ranking of March 1: Countries With the Highest Number of Internet Users

1. China 538 million│ 2. United States 245 million│ 3. India 137 million│ 4. Japan 101 million│ 5. Brazil 88 million│ Source: Statista

03/01/2013March 1, 2013

Das Shift-Ranking vom 28.2.2013: Die Päpste mit den kürzesten Pontifikaten

1. Urban VII. (1590), 13 Tage│ 2. Bonifatius VI. (896), 15 Tage│ 3. Cölestin IV. (1241) 17 Tage│ 4. Theodor II. (897) 20 Tage│ 5. Sisinnius (708) 21 Tage│

02/28/2013February 28, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 27: Football clubs with the most fans on Facebook

1. FC Barcelona 40,7 million fans│ 2. Real Madrid 36,3 million fans│ 3. Manchester United 31,8 million fans│ 4. Chelsea FC 15,9 million fans│ 5. AC Milan 14,5 million fans

02/27/2013February 27, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 26: The Tripadvisor Community's Favorite Beaches

1. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa, Italia│ 2. Grace Bay, Providenciales│ 3. Whitehaven Beach, Airlie, Australia│ 4. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brasil│ 5. Playa Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico│

02/26/2013February 26, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 25: Oscar events that drove the most conversation on Twitter

1. Best Picture award - Argo (85k TPM) 2. Adele performs (82k TPM) 3. Best Actress (Lead. Role): Jennifer Lawrence (71k TPM) 4. Best Original Song - Adele: 64k TPM 5. Best Actress (Supp. Role): Anne Hathaway (60k TPM)

02/25/2013February 25, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 22: Films with the Most Oscars

1. Ben-Hur (1959) 11 Oscars│ 1. Titanic (1997) 11 Oscars│ 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 11 Oscars│ 4. West Side Story (1961) 10 Oscars│ 5. Gigi (1958) 9 Oscars│

02/22/2013February 22, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 21: The most-Instagrammed places in the world 2012

1. Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, Thailand│ 2. Siam Paragon shopping mall Bangkok, Thailand│ 3. Disneyland Park, California │ 4. Times Square, New York City│ 5. AT&T Park, San Francisco│ Source: Instagram

02/21/2013February 21, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 20: The Most Expensive Apps Sold in the Apple Store

1. QSFFStats (American Football Stats) $999.99│ 1. VIP Black (Groupon for the Rich) $999.99│ 1. BarMax (US law app) $999.99│ 4. RA C3 (CCTV app) $900│ 5. DDS GP Yes! (app for dentists) $499│ Source: Businessinsider

02/20/2013February 20, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 19: The World's Largest Fast Food Chains

1. Subway (33,000 stores)│ 2. McDonald's (32,000 stores)│ 3. Starbucks (16,700 stores)│ 4. Kentucky Fried Chicken (16,200 stores)│ 5. Pizza Hut (13,300 stores)│ Source: Food and Wine

02/19/2013February 19, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 18: Largest known meteorite or comet craters on Earth

Vredefort, South Africa (ø300km) │ Sudbury, Canada (ø250km) │ Chicxulub, Mexico (ø180km)│ Woodleigh, Australia (ø160km) │ Kara, Russia (ø120km) │ Source: University of New Brunswick

02/18/2013February 18, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 15: Best-Selling Ebooks of 2012 worldwide

1. Fifty Shades Of Grey (E. L. James) │ 2. Fifty Shades Darker (E. L. James) │ 3. Fifty Shades Freed (E. L. James) │ 4. The Hunger Games Book 1 (S. Collins)│ 5. The Hunger Games Book 2 (S. Collins)│ Source: DBW

02/15/2013February 15, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 14: Top lottery wins won by one person

1. Anonymous, USA (2005) $340m│ 2. Andrew Jackson Whittaker, USA (2002) $314.9m│ 3. Anonymous, UK (2010) €129.8m│ 4. Anonymous, ESP (2009) €126.2m│ 5. Dolores McNamara, IRL (2005) €115.4m│ Source: Forbes

02/14/2013February 14, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 13: The most popular Valentine's Day gifts in Germany

1. Flowers│ 2. Jewelry│ 3. DVD and Blue Ray Discs│ 4. Watches│ 5. Perfume│

02/13/2013February 13, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 12: Countries with the most twitter users

Percentage of Twitter users: 1. Netherlands (35%)│ 2. Turkey (31,7%)│ 3. Japan (31,3%)│ 4. Venezuela (27%)│ 5. Indonesia (26%)│ Source: Statista

02/12/2013February 12, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 11: The largest soccer stadiums in the world

1. May Day Stadium, Pyongyang (150.000)│ 2. Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata (120.000)│ 3. Estadio Azteca, Mexiko City (105.000)│ 5. Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (100.000)│ 5. Azadi-Stadion, Teheran (100.000)│

02/11/2013February 11, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 8: World's busiest airports by passenger traffic

1. Atlanta, USA (92 million)│ 2. Peking, CHN (77 million)│ 3. London-Heathrow, GBR (69 million)│ 4. Chicago O’Hare, USA (66 million)│ 5. Tokio-Haneda, JPN (62 million)│

02/08/2013February 8, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 7: The World´s Best Hotels

1. Landmark Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong) │ 2. London NYC (New York) │ 3. Ritz-Carlton (Los Angeles) │ 4. Ritz Carlton (New York) │ 5. Peninsula Beverly Hills (Los Angeles) │ Source: Institutional Investor

02/07/2013February 7, 2013

Shift Ranking of January 6: Countries with the lowest land points

1. Israel, Dead Sea (−1,371 ft) 1. Jordania, Dead Sea (−1,371 ft) 3. Syria, unnamed point near the Sea of Galilee (−702 ft) 4. Djibouti, Assal Lake (−509 ft) 5. China, Aydingkol Lake (−154 m) (−505 ft)

02/06/2013February 6, 2013

Shift Ranking of February 4: The most expensive Android apps

1. Vuvuzela World Cup Horn Plus (200 USD) | 1. The Most Expensive Play App (200 USD) | 1. Got Cash? (200 USD) | 4. MBE Preparation (199.99 USD) | 5. Nursing Central (159.95 USD | Source: The Richest |

02/04/2013February 4, 2013

Shift ranking of February 1: The best countries for press freedom in the world 2013

1. Finland | 2. Netherlands | 3. Norway | 4. Luxembourg | 5. Andorra | Source: Reporters Without Borders

02/01/2013February 1, 2013

Audio doctor

A German emigré is digitalizing and preserving Cameroon's disappearing musical tradition.

02/01/2013February 1, 2013

Shift Ranking of January 31: Top Google Searches of 2012

1. Facebook 2. YouTube 3. Google 4. Free 5. Download (Source: Mashable)

01/31/2013January 31, 2013

Shift ranking of January 30: The world’s most livable cities in 2012

1. Vienna, Austria | 2. Zurich, Switzerland | 3. Auckland, New Zealand | 4. Munich, Germany | 5. Vancouver, Canada | (Source: Mercer)

01/30/2013January 30, 2013

Shift-Ranking of January 29: The top 5 most popular foreign writers in China 2012

1: J.K. Rowling (UK)│ 2: Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia)│ 3: Walter Isaacson (USA)│ 4: Christian Jolibois (France)│ 5: Haruki Murakami (Japan)│ (Source: china.org)│ Send your comments to shift@dw.de!

01/30/2013January 30, 2013

Shift-Ranking of January 28: Highest Paid Football Players 2012/2013

1. Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi) €20 Mio. 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) €14.5 Mio. 3. Wayne Rooney (Man United) €13.8 Mio. 4. Yaya Toure (Man City) €13 Mio. 5. Sergio Aguero (Man City) €12.5 Mio.

01/30/2013January 30, 2013

Shift-Ranking of January 25: The largest lakes of Europe

1. Ladoga, Russia (17.703 km²)| 2. Onega, Russia (9.616 km²)| 3. Kuibyschewskoje Reservoir, Russia (6.450 km²)| 4. Vänern, Sweden (6.448 km²)| 5. Rybinskoye Reservoir, Russia (4.580 km²)|

01/30/2013January 30, 2013

Shift-Ranking of January 24: The world's most expensive cities

1: Tokio, Japan | 2: Luanda, Angola | 3: Osaka, Japan | 4: Moskau, Russland | 5: Genf, Schweiz |

01/30/2013January 30, 2013

Shift-Ranking of January 23: The world's most expensive cars

1: Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (2.600.000 US-Dollar) 2: Koenigsegg Agera 1.500.000 US-Dollar) 3: Maybach Landaulet (: 1.405.000 US-Dollar) 4: Pagani Zonda C9 (1.300.000 US-Dollar) 5: Ferrari F70 (870.000 US-Dollar)

01/30/2013January 30, 2013

Fan culture

Two young German entrepreneurs believe in bringing musicians closer to their fans.

01/23/2013January 23, 2013

Scoring points

A new online platform gives culture-lovers a chance to put their opinions in the spotlight.

01/14/2013January 14, 2013

Digital culture

The online German Digital Library aims to make Germany's cultural heritage accessible to all.

12/03/2012December 3, 2012

Google history

Google is putting history in the home with its new multimedia "Google Cultural Institute."

11/27/2012November 27, 2012