Spent
A household buys a cup of coffee.
A living model of the global economy
Money never sleeps.
Watch where it goes.
From a morning coffee to a cargo of copper, every exchange joins a planetary network. Explore the routes connecting people, banks, markets, governments, and the earth itself.
Enter the flow ↓
$1.0 quadrillion+
annual transaction layers represented
SITE VISITORS3,209Distinct daily visitors, cumulative
Read this view: Global flow atlas
Start with the world network, then follow a transaction through banks and economic sectors.
What the picture means
Colors identify flow families. Width represents an illustrative gross scale; repeated use of money can appear in several layers.
Try this
Select a layer or economic hub. Use Essential flows before showing all connections.
How banks connect the economy
Trace saving, bank loans, investment funds, hedge funds, stocks, bonds, real estate and raw materials. Explore a connected drawing and follow the balance sheets through a loan, payment, repayment and credit loss.
Explore the banking system →Explore production, settlement and financial safeguards →01
The global flow atlas
Trace modeled value between 30 of the world’s largest economies, plus Lagos as a regional gateway. Color identifies flow type; width indicates relative scale.
Map detail
Relative valueCore hub Global hubSpeed
NOW TRACINGALL VALUE NETWORKS
44 modeled corridors across 31 economic hubs
30 LARGE ECONOMIES + LAGOS REGIONAL GATEWAY
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From sector to sector
Follow the arrowheads from payer or issuer to receiver. Line width compares relative gross activity; select any corridor for a plain-language explanation.
Payments & incomeBank creditFiscal & sovereignCentral-bank channelMarket fundingPhysical resourcesTHICKER = MORE GROSS ACTIVITY
FORMS OF VALUE
The full monetary circuit
Production creates income; income becomes spending, saving, tax, and investment; financial institutions settle each promise in another form of money.
SELECT A FLOWLine width shows relative gross strengthArrowheads show the principal direction; many flows also reverse.
- PhysicalNotes, coins, precious metals
- Bank moneyDeposits, transfers, cards, credit
- Public moneyCentral-bank reserves, sovereign bills
- Market claimsBonds, equity, funds, derivatives
- Digital valueWallets, stablecoins, cryptoassets
- Real assetsEnergy, metals, crops, property
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One world, many ledgers
Value changes form as it travels. These seven views connect the everyday economy to institutional finance and physical resources.
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Follow one dollar
Settled
A payment network moves bank deposits.
Invested
The merchant funds wages, inventory, and growth.
Exchanged
An importer converts currency to pay a producer.
Recirculated
Income becomes the next purchase, saving, or tax.
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How to read this model
ScopeThe atlas includes consumer payments, remittances, public finance, cross-border trade, foreign exchange, short-term funding, securities, credit, energy, metals, and agricultural commodities.
ScaleNumbers are rounded, educational order-of-magnitude estimates. Thicker lines carry more modeled gross value on a logarithmic scale. Values are not additive: one payment can appear in several layers.
MotionAnimated corridors illustrate direction and connection. They do not report transactions in real time, identify counterparties, or constitute investment advice.
Country indicators: World Bank. Sovereign grades and composite scores: Trading Economics rating table, checked September 2026.
VISITORS
Cumulative visitor map
Approximate city-level IP geolocation since September 14, 2026. Public markers require at least 3 visits; no IP address is shown or retained in this aggregate.
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Visualization and summary only
To the Infinity is an educational visualization and summary website. It does not provide financial, investment, trading, legal, tax, accounting, credit-rating, or other professional advice, and nothing displayed is a recommendation, offer, solicitation, forecast, or guarantee.
Values may be modeled, estimated, normalized, rounded, delayed, incomplete, or drawn from sources using different definitions and reporting dates. Visual size, color, motion, and connection strength simplify complex systems and do not represent audited transactions or real-time positions.
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