{
  "releaseDate": "2026-09-26",
  "population": {
    "value": 8215424893,
    "year": 2025,
    "source": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/WLD/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=json&date=2024:2025",
    "sourceUpdated": "2026-07-13"
  },
  "benchmark": {
    "tonnes": 187000,
    "source": "https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-gold-has-been-found-world",
    "label": "USGS historical production benchmark",
    "observationYear": null,
    "limitation": "The USGS FAQ does not specify the observation year. This is a historical benchmark, not an estimate of current above-ground stock. Underground reserves are excluded."
  },
  "troyOunceGrams": 31.1034768,
  "method": "Gold-to-population ratio = gold stock in troy ounces divided by population. This comparison does not measure personal ownership."
}