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Question #27ยท7 September 2026ยทrevealed

You find $2,000 in cash on an empty street. What do you do?

87 people in 5 countries answered on 7 September 2026. 60% said Keep it.

Keep it59.8%
Hand it to the police31%
Leave it there9.2%
87
votes on this question
10,267
votes since launch
5
countries
6.5s
median gut time
81%
predicted the majority

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By country

Keep itHand it to the policeLeave it there
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA 32
661916
Everywhere else 29
5935

By age

Keep itHand it to the policeLeave it there
25 to 34 37
4941
Everywhere else 33
7615

By profession

Keep itHand it to the policeLeave it there
Everywhere else 36
503317
Biggest gap: 25 to 34 put the winning answer at 48.6%, against 59.8% worldwide.
Most contrarian country: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA. Only 65.6% sided with the global majority.

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In a wisehumans poll of 87 voters across 5 countries (7 September 2026), 60% chose "Keep it". Source: wisehumans.org/q/you-find-2-000-in-cash-on-an-empty-street-what-do-you

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Method

Self-selected online poll, no accounts: one vote per browser per day, capped per network address to limit repeat voting. Country derived at the network edge; age and profession self-reported from fixed lists. Buckets under 25 votes fold into "Everywhere else"; buckets under 5 are never published. Not weighted, not representative of any population.