What Does $1 Billion Buy?
June 10, 2026
One billion United States dollars is a lot of money. Yet, in these high inflation times, one billion dollars doesn’t go as far as you might think. For example, one billion dollars will only buy half of a nuclear submarine. You could buy roughly 500 individual McDonald's franchises for one billion dollars. Want a new Ferrari? With one billion dollars, you could but 2,800 brand-new Ferraris.
