The final figure of people Standing Up is a massive total of 43,716,440 participants in at least 6,540 events around the globe spanning 127 countries. They broke the world record - set last year at 23.5 million - for the largest number of people to “Stand Up Against Poverty” in 24 hours.

A number of 38.8 million was announced in an online press Thursday with Mary Robinson, President Realizing Rights, the ethical global initiative, Salil Shetty, Global Director of the UN Millennium Campaign and Kumi Naidoo, Chair of the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP). After final counting the number was adjusted to 43.7.