A sweet message from Ryan North, the Canadian behind Dinosaur Comics:

Americans: hooray for your election! I am excited for your new president. Thank you for choosing the one you did.

Lately I’ve heard a lot of people talking about the significance of Obama’s election to the rest of the world, but it feels weird (in a good way) to actually be thanked for electing him.

(You’re welcome, Ryan.)

Exactly how many people are thanking America (or at least breathing a sigh of relief) today? Take a look at the global electoral college results.

(Hint: it’s pretty close to 6 billion.)