Question. Claim: "The Chinese New Year celebrated by nearly half of the worlds population."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
Answer. no
What step-by-step reasoning justifies that answer?

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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Reasoning: Only a quarter of the world population celebrates Chinese New years.