NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A team at National Geographic searched population data for Earth's most typical person in light of the world population reaching 7 billion Monday.
The National Geographic researchers found that 9 million people on Earth share the same characteristics, CBS News reported. The team created a composite image from 190,000 faces that fit the description -- Earth's everyman.
"He is Han Chinese so his ethnicity is Han. He is 28 years old. He is Christian. He speaks Mandarin. He does not have a car. He does not have a bank account. I think the reaction here among our staff was, 'Hey, I think I've seen this guy,'" said Kaitlin Yarnell.
CBS News found a man who fit that description in New York City. His name is Mu Li and he shares other criteria found by the National Geographic team; right-handed, works in a service industry, lives in a city, owns a cellphone but no car.
"I have a common face, a common background. Suddenly you realize, you say, 'Wow, you are the most typical person in the world,'" Li said, admitting that he sees himself in the composite image.
Earth's population may reach 8 billion people in 2026 and by then, researchers say, the most typical human will be from India.
