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This depends a lot.

For English-speaking countries, 1B = 1M * 1k

For Spanish-speaking countries, 1B = 1M * 1M

For other languages it's a big "it varies", though the second definition seems to be the most common. The term "billion" is honestly, as ambiguous as using "06-03" for a date.

Also note that, historically, English also followed the second definition, so for old literature it's also confusing.



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