Also bear in mind that China already had a population of ~130m at year 1500. More than twice as much population as the next 5 biggest groups combined (french e

Also bear in mind that China already had a population of ~130m at year 1500. More than twice as much population as the next 5 biggest groups combined (french empire, ottomans, Inca, HRE, and southern Indiana). Literally like 30% of the world's population in one empire. Just to keep scale in perspective.