population collapse

The declining birth rates in Japan are starting to have significant economic impacts. Japanese diaper manufacturers are now turning their focus to the adult market as the birth rate continues to fall. What Happened: This year, Oji Holdings, a leading Japanese diaper manufacturer, revealed its plans...

Tech billionaire and Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has once again expressed concerns about population collapse, terming it a bigger risk to human civilization than global warming. What Happened: Musk highlighted what he thinks is an impending crisis of population collapse due to low birth rates. Bojan...

Reckitt Benckiser Group (OTC:RBGLY) (OTC:RBGPF) is leveraging the popularity of livestream shopping in China to sell condoms, a move that could be challenging due to strict regulatory oversight. What Happened: The British consumer goods company, which owns the Durex brand, is testing the waters of...

If you’ve listened to any interviews with Elon Musk or read his tweets over the years, chances are you’re aware that he's concerned about a population collapse. Musk is now putting his money where his mouth is with a donation to support the cause. What Happened: For years, Musk...

Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has seemingly channeled his concerns about population collapse into action. What Happened: The Musk Foundation made a whopping $10 million donation to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) back in...

In a stark reminder of Japan’s rapidly declining birthrate, the number of households in the country with children fell below 10 million in 2022 for the first time since comparable data became available in 1986, as reported on Tuesday. What Happened: The number of households with children...

One of the world’s most well-known CEOs, Elon Reeve Musk was born June 28, 1971, in South Africa and is celebrating his 52nd birthday in 2023. Known for his use of memes on social media, including mentions of popular jokes involving 69 and 4/20, it might come as a surprise that with...

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk yet again pointed at the declining birth rates amid warnings of a severe population crisis.  What Happened: Musk responded to a tweet from a user Ian Miles Cheong, emphasizing an urgent need for action amid declining birth rates and the potential consequences of...

Best-selling author Jim Rickards in January warned that the declining population in China will be disastrous, terming it would be an "epic collapse." “China's population fell in 2022. That's just a start. They will lose 600 million people by 2070....

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk late Wednesday reiterated his population collapse warning after Japan recorded the lowest number of births in its history last year. What Happened: Continuing a seven-year decline that further aggravates the challenges of the Asian nation's rapidly aging society, Tokyo said...

Billionaire Elon Musk reiterated his potential global population collapse warning as the world's most populous country reported its first decline in recent years.  What Happened: Musk on Wednesday took to Twitter to once again warn his followers of the declining world population as China's...

Elon Musk has expanded on his previous commentary on the human population. What Happened: Musk said on Twitter that “[Humans] are absurdly concentrated on a tiny percentage of Earth’s surface.” The entrepreneur said that people in cities think that the Earth is “full...

Amid fears of a severe population crisis in South Korea, the government has unveiled a monthly allowance of one million won ($740) for every family with a newborn child. What Happened: Last week, South Korea's fertility rate dropped further, shattering its own world record — and to...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk once again reiterated his warning about potential global population collapse due to low birth rates. What Happened: Musk, in a tweet on Friday, said, "population collapse due to low birth rates is a much bigger risk to civilization than global warming....

South Korea faces a severe population crisis as its fertility rate drops further, shattering its own world record. What Happened: The South Korean government's statistics office said the women in the country were estimated to have an average of just 0.81 children over their lifetimes based on...