Frequently Asked Questions

All figures are estimates based on published global averages. Resting heart rate (70 bpm), breathing rate (16 breaths/min), daily steps (8,000), and sleep (8 hours/day) are well-established averages from medical literature. Your actual numbers may vary based on fitness level, health, and lifestyle.

No. All calculations happen entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your birth date and name are never sent to our servers and are not stored anywhere.

Assuming an average resting heart rate of 70 beats per minute and a lifespan of 80 years, the average person experiences approximately 2.94 billion heartbeats in a lifetime. Your count is different because your heart also beats faster during exercise, stress, and emotion.

At a resting rate of 16 breaths per minute, the average person takes roughly 672 million breaths over an 80-year lifetime. Over a single day, that is approximately 23,000 breaths.

Using the global average of 8,000 steps per day, a person walks approximately 232 million steps over an 80-year lifetime — equivalent to circumnavigating the Earth roughly 4.5 times.

The counter is live. It updates every second in real time, so you can watch the numbers tick up as time passes. Refresh the page to reset — then re-enter your birthday to see them resume counting.

Your heart pumps approximately 5 litres of blood per minute. Over an 80-year lifetime, that amounts to roughly 210 million litres of blood — enough to fill around 84 Olympic swimming pools.

Yes. After calculating your stats, tap the 'Copy Share Text' button. It generates a short message with your heartbeat and breath counts that you can paste into any social media app, message, or email.

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