Data Reports
Cohort audits produced by ApifyForge actors on public datasets — every report names the actor that produced it and links to the source filings.
Berlin 64%, Belfast 13%: The Late-Night Venue Gap in 9 European Cities
Berlin 64%, Belfast 13%: only 13% of Belfast nightlife venues open past 2 AM vs 64% in Berlin. 9-city audit of weekend close times, May 2026.
EA Waste-Carrier Register: 7,320 Entries Across 12 BBC Illegal-Dump Towns, 64.9% Never Expire
7,320 EA waste-carrier entries across 12 BBC illegal-dump towns. 64.9% never expire. Four rural super-sites share 5 carriers between them.
Aspen $582, Vegas $127: There Is No National Airbnb Price
We ranked 20 US Airbnb markets by entire-home nightly rate. Median ADR runs 4.6× from $582 in Aspen to $127 in Las Vegas. No national price exists.
Creatine Gummies on Amazon: $6.99 to $54.99 for the Same Thing
We ranked 99 Amazon creatine-gummy listings. Price runs $6.99 to $54.99 (7.9×, median $28.99) and the #1 bestseller is mid-priced at $19.99.
The Top AI Subreddit Thread Wasn't a Breakout: A 600-Post Audit
Of 600 hot threads across the 22 biggest AI/dev subreddits, the most-upvoted post fired no breakout. A 201-upvote thread ran 25.1x its baseline.
YouTube Hid the AI-Agents Breakouts: The #1 Breakout Sat at Position 50
Of 100 YouTube results for 'AI agents tutorial' on May 14 2026, the top breakout video sat at position 50. Only 2 of YouTube's top 10 are breakouts.
The 2026 Dev-YouTuber Sponsorship Audit: Only 2 A-Tier Creators in 90
Of 90 dev YouTubers indexed May 2026, 2 hit A-tier: NetworkChuck and TheCherno. Brilliant.org out-sponsors Cursor, Warp, and Codeium combined.
Zero Signals Fired Across 87 UK Platform-Engineering Jobs on Indeed in May 2026
87 platform-engineering jobs across 57 UK companies on Indeed, 14 May 2026. Zero hiring signals fired. 44 of 57 companies had exactly one role open.
48 of 97 Active Disasters Are in Compound Cascades — May 2026 GDACS Audit
ApifyForge audited 97 active GDACS disasters on 11 May 2026. 48 (49.5%) cluster into 10 compound cascades, led by an 11-incident SE Asia cyclone chain.
Only 23 of 405 S&P 500 Firms Had a Real Insider Buy in 2024
Audit of 405 S&P 500 issuers for 2024. Just 23 had a named officer or director buy ≥$1M of their own stock. Mag 7 zero. KDP cluster the standout.
American Heart 1.0% vs Orthopedic Surgeons 17.85%: 'American X' Charity Officer Pay 2023
61 'American X' health 501(c)(3)s, FY2023. AHA spends 1.0% of $925M on officer pay. AAOS spends 17.85% of $46M. Same tax exemption, 24x spread.
Notion Hires 3 Sales Reps Per Engineer in May 2026. Supabase Hires 3 Engineers Per Sales Rep.
Of 50 major SaaS companies, 10 had careers-page data clean enough to audit. Notion's eng:sales ratio is 0.35. Supabase's is 2.70. A 7.7x spread.
Intel, Coca-Cola, Estée Lauder Each Filed 6 Officer-Departure 8-Ks in 2024
32 large-cap US companies filed 68 SEC Item 5.02 officer-departure 8-Ks in 2024. Intel, Coca-Cola, Estée Lauder tied at 6. Boeing filed 4.
Musk Gave $292.7M to Trump PACs — More Than 12 Other Tech Billionaires Combined
In 2020+2024, Elon Musk gave $292.7M to Trump-aligned super-PACs — 55% more than every other tech-founder billionaire in this 25-name FEC audit combined.
12,334 Papers Retracted in 2024: 5 Publishers, 73% Share
OpenAlex audit of 2024: 12,334 retracted papers worldwide. Springer alone accounts for 49%. Five publishers carry 73% of the total.
The Big 3 Credit Bureaus Got 84% of All US Consumer Complaints in 2024 — Banks Got 3%
We pulled every CFPB complaint filed in 2024. The Big 3 credit bureaus got 84% — 2.3M of 2.73M. The largest US bank got 0.75%.
Defense Lobbying ROI 2024: $2,223 in Contracts per $1 Spent
Top 9 DoD contractors won $166.7B in FY2024 federal contracts after spending $75.0M on lobbying — $2,223 per $1, more than 2x the OpenSecrets industry average.
FDA Cleared 3,052 Devices Via Shortcut in 2024 — and 31 via PMA
Original 2024 FDA data audit: 3,052 medical devices cleared via 510(k) shortcut, 31 via PMA. Non-PMA pathways accounted for 97% of recalls.
3 Credit Bureaus, 11 Debt Collectors, and Care Credit: 41% of 2024 Medical CFPB Complaints
CFPB 2024: 10,987 medical-related complaints. 70% are about debt collection. 15 named companies account for 41% of the total.
8 of 136 Most-Depended-On OSS Packages Are Abandoned
ApifyForge audited 136 npm/PyPI/cargo packages. 8 (5.9%) are silent 365+ days. moment.js (47,978 stars), request, prop-types — the named cohort.
How SaaS Vendors Hide 30-50% Price Hikes (2020-2026)
We tracked 10 SaaS pricing pages since 2020. Half raised stickers 7-33%. Three restructured plans for a 30-50% effective hike. Figma held flat.
Bezos Sold $13.6B of Amazon in 2024 — Insider Sales Top 22
In 2024, Jeff Bezos sold $13.63B of Amazon — 3.6× the next individual seller. The full Form 4 leaderboard across 25 top US companies.
Stack Overflow Question Volume Fell 94.9% Across 40 Tags
JavaScript -97%. Python -95%. React -96%. Across 40 major Stack Overflow tags, 2020 question volume of 1,734,884 fell to 88,256 in 2025. The full audit.
The Tech Podcast Cemetery 2026: 68 Dead Shows, 8,123 Abandoned Episodes
Of 400 tech podcasts indexed on Apple in May 2026, 68 (17%) are dormant verified tech shows — including WIRED, POLITICO, TED, Microsoft, NYT, BBC, and IBM.
10 of 11 Top Trustpilot Brands Are British. 1 Is American.
Trustpilot audit of 62 major brands. 10 of 11 scoring 4.0+ are British. 53 (85%) have never replied to a review. Octopus 4.8, Wells Fargo 1.1.