Storage For Santa

WHÄT WOULD IT TAKE TO STORE SANTA'S GIFTS? SANTA'S WORKSHOP How MANY KIDS AROUND THE WORLD • CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS? How MANY GIFTS DOES SANTA CLAUS DELIVER TO THE WORLD'S CHILDREN? 998 MILLION NEARLY 2 BILLION (estimate for children 14 and under) (calculated at 2 per child - assuming they've been nice, not naughty) WHERE COULD SANTA How MANY STORAGE UNITS WOULD STORE ALL THOSE GIFTS? SANTA NEED FOR ALL THOSE GIFTS? Forbes Storage in North Pole, Alaska (Yes, there really is a self-storage facility there, although we know it couldn't accommodate nearly 2 billion gifts.) NORTH POLE STORAGE 495,000 (based on a 10x25 unit) How MUCH WOULD THAT How MUCH WOULD THAT How MUCH OF THE WORLD'S SELF-STORAGE STORAGE COST PER MONTH? STORAGE COST PER YEAR? SPACE WOULD SANTA TAKE UP? $127,718,800 (based on $258 a $1,532,520,800 (based on ABOUT 2% (based on roughly 60,000 month for one 10x25 heated, alarm-equipped, first-floor unit at Forbes Storage) $258 a month for one 10x25 heated, alarm-equipped, first-floor unit at Forbes Storage) storage facilities worldwide, with an average of 400 units each) PRESENTED BY SOURCES reindeerland.org/christmas-traditions/what-percentage-of-the-world-celebrates-christmas.htm SpareFoot unicef.org/sowc2014/numbers/ pewforum.org/2011/12/19/global-christianity-exec/ Lilululuulw pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/ kff.org/global-indicator/population-under-age-15/ census.gov/popclock/ DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING sparefoot.com/North-Pole-AK-self-storage/Forbes-Storage-North-Pole-154648.html npr.org/blogs/money/2012/12/19/167570321/without-magic-santa-would-need-12-million-employees