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No OP's correct, the US surpassed the UK both in population and in GDP sometime around the middle of the 19th century.

• ghaff 4y ago
  I think the point is that looking at the UK in a vacuum, outside the context of colonies like India, Kenya, Singapore, etc., is probably misleading.
• fmajid 4y ago
  The US overtook the UK in 1860, but overtaking the entire British Empire was closer to 1900.