What does $100 billion — the approximate fortunes of 15 of the Top 20 in Forbes World’s Billionaires list (including Warren Buffet) — look like next to an average person's wealth?

How Much Is $100B Versus $100K?

Centibillionaires with $100B could spend $1,000 a day every day for 274 millennia (273,973 years)!

 
line drawing of a early human (caveman/cavewoman/caveperson)

For scale... Approximately that many years ago in the past, Homo Sapiens first appeared (≈300K BCE).

Your $100K would last 100 days.

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

1,000,000 : 1

Their Wealth

Your Wealth
(at this scale, it's effectively zero pixels)

That's extreme wealth inequality.2

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How Much Is $100B Versus $100K?

Centibillionaires with $100B would have a stack of dollar coins 124,274 miles (200,000 km) high!

 
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For scale... That's about halfway to the moon.

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

1,000,000 : 1

Their Wealth

Your Wealth
(at this scale, it's effectively zero pixels)

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 $100B Versus $100K?

Centibillionaires with $100B could buy 200,000 houses all at once!

 
line drawing of a house with a tree in its fenced-in yard

For scale... Salt Lake City has a population of approximately 200K.

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.

1,000,000 : 1

Their Wealth

Your Wealth
(at this scale, it's effectively zero pixels)

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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How Much Is $100B Versus $100K?

At 1% interest compounded annually, centibillionaires with $100B would grow their wealth by $1,000,000,000 every year!

 
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For scale... This growth in their wealth — not the principal, just the interest they earned during this single period of time — is comparable to the GDP of Northern Mariana Islands (≈$1B).

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.

1,000,000 : 1

Their Wealth

Your Wealth
(at this scale, it's effectively zero pixels)

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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