What does $1 billion look like next to an average person's wealth?

How Much Is $1B Versus $100K?

Billionaires with $1B could spend $1,000 a day every day for 3 millennia (2,740 years)!

 
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For scale... Approximately that many years ago in the past, modern religions began to take shape in what was considered ancient history (≈4,000 BCE to 1,000 AD).

Your $100K would last 100 days.

Note: Most people in the United States and Canada have a monthly budget of $1K–$10K.

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That's extreme wealth inequality.2

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How Much Is $1B Versus $100K?

Billionaires with $1B would have a stack of dollar coins 1,243 miles (2,000 km) high!

 
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For scale... That's about twenty times the distance to the edge of space (ten roundtrips).

Your $100K would stack 656.2 feet (200 m) high. For scale... That's to the top of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

10,000 : 1

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That's extreme wealth inequality.2

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Demand elected officials tax the ultrarich and corporations.

Nobody should have a billion+ dollars. Let's remind our representatives that there are fewer than one million ultrarich, but over eight billion of us. #taxtheultrarich #taxcorporations

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How Much Is $1B Versus $100K?

Billionaires with $1B could buy 2,000 houses all at once!

 
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Your $100K would cover only 20%. You could, however, finance this house with a 30-year loan. At 6% interest with 20% down, payments would be ≈$2,400/month.

10,000 : 1

Their Wealth

Your Wealth
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That's extreme wealth inequality.2

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Demand elected officials tax the ultrarich and corporations.

Nobody should have a billion+ dollars. Let's remind our representatives that there are fewer than one million ultrarich, but over eight billion of us. #taxtheultrarich #taxcorporations

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How Much Is $1B Versus $100K?

At 1% interest compounded annually, billionaires with $1B would grow their wealth by $10,000,000 every year!

 
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Your $100K would grow by $1,000. At one percent interest, it'll take about 72 years to double your money.

Note: Debt grows much faster than savings (since most credit cards and buy-now-pay-later services charge interest at a daily rate that's added to your balance each month). After one year, if no payments were made, a balance of $100K at 20% APR would become ≈$121,939. At 30% APR, it would become ≈$134,489.

10,000 : 1

Their Wealth

Your Wealth
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That's extreme wealth inequality.2

RAISE HELL ONLINE!
Demand elected officials tax the ultrarich and corporations.

Nobody should have a billion+ dollars. Let's remind our representatives that there are fewer than one million ultrarich, but over eight billion of us. #taxtheultrarich #taxcorporations

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