KEY FINDINGS FROM THE WORLD’S LARGEST KINDNESS SURVEY

1 Acts of kindness are very common.

2 The most common kind act is helping people when they ask.

3 Two-thirds of people think the pandemic has made us kinder.

4 There’s a link between kindness and wellbeing.

5 Extroverts and those who are more open give and receive more kindness.

6 People see more acts of kindness at home than anywhere else.

Women carry out slightly more kind acts on average and so do people who are religious.

8 We worry about our offers of kindness being misinterpreted.

9 People who talk to strangers see and receive more kindness.

10 Income makes little difference to how kind people are. Top charity choices include to people and animals.