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Americans won’t believe this year’s list of the happiest cities in the US — see where your hometown landed

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Americans won’t believe this year’s list of the happiest cities in the US — see where your hometown landed

Happiness has a ZIP code. A recent study published by WalletHub ranks the happiest cities in the US using three categories:emotional and physical well-being; income and employment; and community and environment. 182 cities were evaluated using 29 key happiness indicators including income growth, depression rates, adequate sleep, and average daily leisure time. Experts are hopeful … Read more

New ranking places California metros on world’s happiest places list — but they’re nowhere near the top

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New ranking places California metros on world’s happiest places list — but they’re nowhere near the top

It’s not exactly California Dreamin’. San Francisco and Los Angeles have been named among the world’s 20 happiest destinations — but both Golden State metropolises squeezed onto the list perilously close to the bottom. The City by the Bay took 17th place with a 67.5 “Happy Place” score, while LA limped in at No. 19 with … Read more

Happiest cities in the US revealed — we have good and bad news for New York, New Jersey and California

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Happiest cities in the US revealed — we have good and bad news for New York, New Jersey and California

Where you live can determine how happy — or unhappy — you feel. Fremont, California, has been named the happiest city in the United States, according to a new study from WalletHub. The California city also topped the list in 2025. WalletHub evaluated cities across 29 key indicators of happiness. WalletHub One contributing factor to … Read more

Johnny Knoxville gets married to longtime girlfriend in intimate ceremony: ‘Luckiest and happiest fella in the universe’

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Johnny Knoxville gets married to longtime girlfriend in intimate ceremony: ‘Luckiest and happiest fella in the universe’

“Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville tied the knot to his longtime girlfriend and costume designer Emily Ting over the weekend in an intimate ceremony with close family and friends. “It seems I have had a lot of news lately but there is no news bigger than this…..Today Emily and I got married and I’m the luckiest … Read more

This US city was named one of the happiest vacation destinations in the world, according to science

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This US city was named one of the happiest vacation destinations in the world, according to science

There’s little that lifts spirits more than taking a vacation — and one study showed that some destinations do it better than others. BookRetreats.com recently released its Holiday Happiness Index, which combined science and data to find the holiday destinations that make people feel their best. Research shows that people are no longer traveling just … Read more

The US’ happiest shift workers sell weed and e-cigs — see where your industry ranks

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The US’ happiest shift workers sell weed and e-cigs — see where your industry ranks

They’re high on life. America’s most cheerful hourly employees aren’t sitting behind a computer, it seems — they’re at the counter selling vapes, weed and smokes, according to a new report from workplace management platform Deputy. Over 1.51 million end-of-shift survey responses paint a less-than-ideal picture of the state of the union for wage workers. … Read more

Senior citizens are happiest living in these US states, study says

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Senior citizens are happiest living in these US states, study says

Where you live can have a big impact on your mental health. Particularly for seniors, it’s important to settle down in a location that promotes happiness. Older adults face a higher risk of mental health problems due to circumstances like the loss of loved ones, loneliness, chronic illness or disability, medications, changes brought on by retirement and … Read more

Exclusive | Andrew Lloyd Webber is overjoyed he got Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway: ‘The happiest person in history’

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Exclusive | Andrew Lloyd Webber is overjoyed he got Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway: ‘The happiest person in history’

Andrew Lloyd Webber never thought he’d get Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway. “I always remember when she did ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ on a TV show some years ago,” Lloyd Webber told me during an hour-long sit-down.  After her performance on that 2013 ITV special, “Cats” director Trevor Nunn excitedly rang him up and said, … Read more

The most surprising habits people have in the world’s happiest country — including this unusual weekly ritual

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The most surprising habits people have in the world’s happiest country — including this unusual weekly ritual

What’s the secret to happiness? If you ask a Finn, it might just start with an outdoor hike followed by a cold plunge. Finland has once again clinched the top spot on the World Happiness Report — for the eighth year in a row — leaving the rest of us to wonder what kind of … Read more

These are the happiest cities in the world in 2025 — and NYC didn’t do as bad as we’d expect

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These are the happiest cities in the world in 2025 — and NYC didn’t do as bad as we’d expect

The happiest place on Earth isn’t Disneyland. People feeling down in the dumps should consider relocating to Copenhagen, Denmark, which has been named the happiest city in the world in 2025 by the Institute for Quality of Life. Meanwhile, the Big Apple was named number one in the US on the so-called Happy City Index, … Read more

Meghan Markle claims she’s ‘the happiest’ she’s ‘ever been’ — despite plunging on UK’s most popular celebs list

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Meghan Markle claims she’s ‘the happiest’ she’s ‘ever been’ — despite plunging on UK’s most popular celebs list

Meghan Markle is on cloud nine. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made a “confession” about the current state of her life during her speech at the Time100 Summit in New York City Wednesday. “A confession I can share with you today is that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been,” Markle told the audience. Meghan Markle at … Read more

Four lessons the happiest country in the world can teach us — as US falls to lowest rank ever

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Four lessons the happiest country in the world can teach us — as US falls to lowest rank ever

For the eighth year running, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in new rankings published today. Based on the World Happiness Report‘s data, they’re leaps and bounds happier than the US, which dropped to 24th place — the lowest ever. What makes Finland markedly happier than even its Nordic neighbors is … Read more

Finland again ranked world’s happiest country while US falls to its lowest-ever position

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Finland again ranked world’s happiest country while US falls to its lowest-ever position

Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top … Read more

These 10 US cities are considered the happiest places to live: study

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These 10 US cities are considered the happiest places to live: study

It might be time to move. Consider yourself lucky if you live in one of the 10 cities that have been listed as the happiest places to live in America. The list, put together by a WalletHub study, measures happiness based on metrics such as depression rates, income, work-life balance and more. The Golden State once … Read more

Here are the happiest cities in the world for 2024 — did any from the United States make the list?

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Here are the happiest cities in the world for 2024 — did any from the United States make the list?

Oh, joy. A list of the happiest cities in the world has just been published — and New Yorkers will have to travel awfully far to get a taste of the good life. Denmark’s second city, Aarhus, took top honors, with nine other lucky northern European spots snagging top 10 status. The United States and Canada … Read more

These are the happiest times to fly — plus the ones to avoid like the plague, according to passengers

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These are the happiest times to fly — plus the ones to avoid like the plague, according to passengers

Sunday equals frowny face. A global survey of airline passengers has revealed the best and worst times to fly — and according to the vast majority, any kind of air travel on the Lord’s Day is absolute hell. Customer satisfaction site HappyOrNot.com examined responses from 10 million flyers from 30 nations during the first three months … Read more

Lost in time: Inside South Asia’s happiest little kingdom

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Lost in time: Inside South Asia’s happiest little kingdom

Your guide will tell you that, if you are lucky enough to be in Bhutan, you did something good in a past life. Maybe so. Landlocked against India, China and Tibet, and surrounded by the Himalayas, the nation has kept itself to itself. Only accessible via remote mountain passes, modern education only made it to … Read more

Finland is the world’s happiest country, US drops to all-time low

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Finland is the world’s happiest country, US drops to all-time low

If you’re happy and you know it, move to Finland. Gallup released the 2024 World Happiness Report and it turns out young people in the United States and Western Europe are becoming less satisfied with their lives. The report, which was conducted over a three-year period, surveyed more than 100,000 people in 143 countries who … Read more

Here are the 10 happiest cities in America, with some ‘astonishing’ locations

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Here are the 10 happiest cities in America, with some ‘astonishing’ locations

Spring has sprung — and for so many Americans, this means warmer temperatures and more time spent outside.  It’s no surprise that spending time outdoors can boost endorphins and overall make people happier.  In line with that, WalletHub has just named the top 10 happiest cities in America.  The company compared 182 of the largest cities in the country … Read more

I’m a psychologist from Finland, the world’s ‘happiest country’ — here’s our secret

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I’m a psychologist from Finland, the world’s ‘happiest country’ — here’s our secret

For a number of years now, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world. Don’t get it twisted, warns Frank Martela, a Finnish psychology researcher and philosopher. Finns aren’t born spitting rainbows — and they work hard to earn that title. “It would be more accurate to say that Finland is the country that … Read more