The Highest-Grossing Book-Adaptation Film Franchises
Film series adapted from books, ranked by worldwide box office from The Numbers as of November 2026: the Wizarding World leads with $9.51 billion, ahead of James Bond at $7.88 billion and Jurassic Park at $6.90 billion.
- 1 · Top franchiseWizarding World
- 2 · Worldwide gross$9.51B
- 3 · Franchises ranked15
The Coldest Capital Cities in the World
Ulaanbaatar is the coldest national capital, averaging 0.2°C a year in the 1991-2020 WMO normals, ahead of Astana (3.9°C) and Reykjavík (5.1°C). Thirteen capitals ranked, as of November 2026.
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The Most NASCAR Cup Series Championships
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson share the NASCAR Cup Series record with seven championships each, ahead of Jeff Gordon with four. Ranked through the 2025 season; the 2026 champion is not yet decided.
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The Countries with the Longest High-Speed Rail Networks
China runs 50,400 km of high-speed rail, about 13 times Spain's 3,973 km, the world's second-largest network, followed by France, Japan and Germany. UIC definition, 2025 figures, as of October 2026.
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The Largest Crypto Hacks of All Time
Seventeen thefts from exchanges, bridges and DeFi protocols, ranked by dollar value at the time. Binance's October 2026 hack (about $6.3 billion, preliminary) tops Bybit's $1.46 billion and Ronin's $625 million; nine of the 17 are blamed on North Korea.
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Interbrand's Best Global Brands 2026 ranks Apple first at $514.6 billion, ahead of Microsoft ($443.7 billion) and Google ($389.3 billion). The top 25 brands by estimated brand value, as of October 2026.
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The Countries with the Most Michelin Stars
Countries ranked by total Michelin stars (1★=1, 2★=2, 3★=3 per restaurant): France leads with 800, ahead of Japan (464) and Italy (462). Based on Michelin's 2025–26 guide editions, as of October 29, 2026.
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The Oldest Living Trees in the World
Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine in California, leads at about 4,850 years: 13 individual trees ranked by tree-ring age, as of October 2026, with species, place, how each was dated and who dated it.
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The Largest Airlines in the World by Passengers Carried
American Airlines carried about 224 million passengers in 2025, ahead of Ryanair (206.5M) and Delta (200M+). Fourteen airline groups ranked by passengers carried. As of October 2026.
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The Most NBA MVP Awards of All Time
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads the NBA MVP award with 6, ahead of Michael Jordan and Bill Russell (5 each) and LeBron James and Wilt Chamberlain (4 each). Sixteen players have won twice or more, as of October 28, 2026.
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