Our year in lockdown by numbers
87m pints of beer binned. 12bn face masks to landfill. £53bn spent on furlough...
12lb
average amount of weight a third of Britons have gained
9lb
average weight another third of Britons have lost
14lb
weight lost by Boris Johnson
5
public addresses by the Queen
5%
reduction in global emissions
10
evenings in which we clapped for carers
18
joint video calls by Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
15
cardio workout machines purchased every hour on eBay for the first month of last spring’s lockdown
20%
reduction in demand for electricity during last spring’s lockdown
30%
reduction in air pollution
30
days Sir Keir Starmer was in self-isolation
34%
of food and accommodation firms currently open
36% 55
of people working from home
virtual catwalk shows for Paris Fashion Week
58
times Boris Johnson has said ‘alas’ in the Commons
68%
increase in sales of rosé wine
75
years since Wimbledon was last cancelled
83
days Hampstead Ponds in London closed
220%
increase in Zoom share price
135
No 10 Covid press conferences
276%
rise in sales of hot tubs
40,000
cancer ops cancelled
68,952
fines for breaching Covid rules
550,000
extra face masks sold on eBay on July 14, the day they were made mandatory in shops
1.3m
migrants returned home
3m
more people claimed Universal Credit
3.35m
new subscribers to the Yoga With Adriene YouTube channel 965%
increase in searches for jigsaws on eBay
3.34m
people watched the chaotic Zoom meeting of Handforth Parish Council in Cheshire
£32m
raised by Captain Sir Tom Moore
58m
fewer passengers at Heathrow
96m
Covid tests by the Government
109m
fewer Eurostar journeys
106m
Eat Out To Help Out meals eaten
840m
school days lost
£4.1bn
spent on Deliveroo app
12.5bn
single-use face masks sent to landfill
£53.8bn
cost of furlough
£65.2bn
less tax receipts
£ 161bn increase in household savings
60%
increase in bicycle sales
1.8 m
bikes bought in the UK
291%
rise in sales of hair dye Compiled by Holly Bancroft