[mwcampbell]

I remember reading, admittedly in a couple of science-fiction books, that the estimated number of humans that have ever existed is about 100 billion. Was that estimate wildly exaggerated? Or has it been dramatically reduced in recent decades?

[WastingMyTime89]

No, it seems you are right and I am the one who misremembered. So it’s only 7% of the grand total. That sounds less impressive.

[stainablesteel]

i've seen the same, the 100 billion stands afaik

https://www.prb.org/articles/how-many-people-have-ever-lived...