According to the latest World Happiness Report, the United States is not among the top 10 happiest countries in the world. Or even the top 20. It’s World Happiness Day, otherwise known as International Day of Happiness,

It said one reason for declining well-being in the US is a rising number of people eating alone.Citing data from the American Time Use Survey, it found that in 2023, about a quarter of Americans ate all their meals alone the day before.

Overall, researchers said that global evidence on the perceived and actual return of lost wallets shows that people are much too pessimistic about the kindness of their communities compared to reality—actual rates of wallet return are around twice as high as people expect.