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How is 687k similar to 200m?

• pictur 4y ago
  It seems appropriate when considered in terms of history.
• bryanrasmussen 4y ago
  well they're both numbers, in different points of time, so representing each a percentage of American population and of World population. 2 million is what, about .02% world population (nearly 8 billion), and 687k is probably about the same of 1957 world population, which was just under 3 billion right? on edit: since tired and had to talk to doctor I wrote 2 million when should be 200 million, so 2% approx
  • jwestbury 4y ago
    200m, not 2m.
  • nindalf 4y ago
    How did you parse 200m as "2 million"? It's actually "200 million".
• h2odragon 4y ago
  Based on "world population" estimates, 1957 and 2020, spotify's reach is ~100x what columbia house had then, when it could be fairly said to have been hitting its stride. Which makes me wonder, is the market really that much bigger now? or might it be easier to be optimistic in the user numbers when there's no physical items being shipped around?