India uses a system sort of like that as well, even in English. The first major multiple is thousands, like in the western system, but then it goes in multiples

India uses a system sort of like that as well, even in English. The first major multiple is thousands, like in the western system, but then it goes in multiples of 100 above that: a lakh is 100 thousands (written 1,00,000), and a crore is 100 lakh (10 million, written 1,00,00,000).