How many time zones is in the world divided into?

Answer 1

41 different time offsets (from Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC) are used in the officially inhabited land areas worldwide. 38 of them are in use from March to September, and 39 of them are in use from September to March.

The 41 offsets are, from lowest (farthest behind) to highest (farthest ahead), -11, -10, -9:30, -9, -8, -7, -6, -5, -4:30, -4, -3:30 (November to March only), -3, -2:30 (March to November only), -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +3:30 (September to March only), +4, +4:30, +5, +5:30, +5:45, +6, +6:30, +7, +8, +8:45, +9, +9:30, +10, +10:30, +11, +11:30, +12, +12:45 (April to September only), +13, +13:45 (September to April only) and +14.

Answer 2

The earth is divided into 24 primary zones.

Answer 3

There are 24 timezones in the world, but this excludes the fact that the international date line splits one timezone in half.

Answer 4

There are at least 37 distinct time zones in use at any given time (not counting Chatham Islands Daylight Saving Time, Newfoundland Daylight Saving Time, etc.).

Answer 5

currently, 40