What is Life Stats?
Life Stats asks for one thing, your birthday, and then turns your life so far into a long list of numbers. You see roughly how many times your heart has beaten, how many breaths you have taken, how much you have slept and how many full moons you have lived through. It also zooms out to the world, showing things like how far the Earth has travelled around the Sun since you were born.
It was made by Neal Agarwal and launched on neal.fun on January 22, 2020, and it is still one of the site's most shared pages. The numbers are estimates based on averages, but seeing them all at once is oddly moving. It is a quick thing to send to a friend on their birthday, and a good conversation starter.
What You Can Do
- Enter your date of birth to generate your stats
- See estimated heartbeats, breaths and hours asleep
- Count moon phases and other events you have lived through
- Compare your lifetime against changes in the world
- See how far Earth has travelled since your birth
How to Play Life Stats
- Open Life Stats.
- Type in your birth date.
- Scroll down through the personalised numbers.
- Try a friend's or parent's birthday to compare.
Is Life Stats Free?
Life Stats is free with no account and no ads. Neal.fun has an optional tip page for anyone who wants to support it.
Who Will Enjoy It?
- Anyone celebrating a birthday
- People who love trivia and big numbers
- Teachers starting a lesson on biology or space
- Families comparing ages across generations
Websites Like Life Stats
- The Deep Sea: Another Neal Agarwal page, this one a scroll to the ocean floor.
- The Size of Space: Puts the big numbers into visual scale, from astronaut to universe.
- Ancient Earth: See where your home town was millions of years ago.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Life Stats free?
Yes. It is free with no sign-up and no ads.
Are the Life Stats numbers exact?
No. They are estimates based on average rates, like a typical resting heart rate.
Does Life Stats save my birthday?
There is no account to save to. You simply type the date and view the results.