Jan 15, 2024
What Fits in a $100 Billion Square? Vol. 1
Large dollar amounts we see in reports and headlines can be hard to put into perspective. This concept is a fun way of comparing large amounts.
See sources for further reading on the examples in the visualisation.
Dataset
Example | Amount (Rounded, $US) |
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GDP of Gaza and West Bank (2022) | $19B |
Latest U.S. military aid package to Israel | $14B |
Cost of a ford-class aircraft carrier | $13B |
Microsoft’s investment into OpenAI | $13B |
Market cap of Dogecoin (Jan 2024) | $11B |
Amount U.S. consumers spent online on Black Friday (2023) | $10B |
City of San Diego’s budget | $5B |
Day one trading volume of new Bitcoin ETFs (est.) | $4B |
Net worth of Michael Jordan | $3B |
Expected revenue of Crocs in 2023 | $3B |
Value of Tottenham Hotspur football club | $3B |
Fines levied against Cummins in emissions scandal | $2B |
Data sources
All amounts in USD. Data accessed on Jan 12, 2024.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=PShttps://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/#27fe69123d78https://www.sportico.com/feature/premier-league-team-valuations-list-1234707256/https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/black-friday-ecommerce-sales/https://www.kqed.org/news/11972271/engine-maker-cummins-faces-2-billion-fine-for-emissions-cheating-scandalhttps://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ford-class-largest-and-most-expensive-us-navy-aircraft-carrier-ever-207260https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-09/microsoft-s-openai-ties-face-potential-eu-merger-investigationhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/technology/bitcoin-etf-trading.html https://www.investopedia.com/michael-jordan-net-worth-7552678
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