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How many thousands are in a billion?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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In the US ("short scale"), there are 1 million thousands in a billion (1 x 109).

* In the European system, a billion is 1 x 1012, so there are "1 milliard thousands" in a billion. This is called the "long scale" where number names increase by millions rather than thousands.

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