Steven Johnson:

In 1982, the musical 1-percenters took in only 26 percent of the total revenues generated by live music; in 2003, they captured 56 percent of the market, with the top 5 percent of musicians capturing almost 90 percent of live revenues.

Jad Mouawad:

In 2013, China's high-speed rail lines accrued more passenger-kilometers than the rest of the world combined -- about four times the volume in France and two and a half times that of Japan.

Robin Harding:

Whereas 90 per cent of dwellings sold in the US or UK are second-hand, in Japan that figure is just 15 per cent, showing the dominance of new houses.

Alex Morris:

More than 90 percent of corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically modified.

P. W. Singer and August Cole:

More than three-quarters of the field-programmable gate arrays in the F-35 strike fighter are made in China and Taiwan.

Chavie Lieber:

75 percent of bridal jewelry purchases made at Signet stores are bought on credit.

Dominic Brown:

On average, 69% of an organization's data is has no business, legal, or regulatory value.