Archive: https://archive.today/HQ3uN From the post: "Using data from the International Database, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world population hit 8 billion on September 26. Emphasis on the word estimates. There are many sources of uncertainty in estimating the global population, and it’s unlikely this population milestone was reached on that exact date. For example, the United Nations (U.N.) Population Division estimates the world population reached 8 billion on November 15, 2022. "