> I've heard that around 130k people are delivered from poverty each day lately. That's due to markets and such, not the good intentions of people like Pol Pot.
Wild claim? How is it wild? It is well established that China’s economy was stagnant for decades until free market reforms. Same with India. There is absolutely nothing wild about this claim as it is common knowledge to anyone who’s followed economic reforms in developing countries.
This page provides some useful info.
With just the briefest of glances, some cited numbers: 1.9 billion people in extreme poverty in 1990, 730 million in 2015, 650 million in 2018.
The 1.9 billion -> 650 million in 28 years is 120k people / day. The 730 million -> 650 million in 3 years is 73k people / day.