How much money would it be to own the world?

How much is the world worth?

Sixteen to fifty-four trillion dollars? Pfft. That’s chump change, like my grandma’s weekly bingo winnings. More like a rounding error in Jeff Bezos’s piggy bank.

The real number? Way higher. Trust me. My uncle, who once tried to sell me a slightly used bridge (don’t ask), says it’s closer to a googolplex. And he’s always right… about stuff.

Seriously though, valuing the entire planet? It’s like trying to count grains of sand on all the beaches… while simultaneously juggling flaming bowling pins. Impossible!

But let’s play pretend, shall we? We’re talking:

• Real estate: Every single shack, skyscraper, and that weird house shaped like a giant teacup. The price? Astronomical.
• Natural Resources: Diamonds bigger than my head! Gold enough to pave every road! Oil that could fuel my rocket ship to Mars! This alone is worth a freakin’ fortune.
• Human Capital: All the brainpower, the skills, the weird talents… Imagine what we could all build together! It’s priceless. Or is that pricelessly expensive?

So, $16 to $54 trillion? Amateur hour. We’re talking ludicrous numbers here, folks. Trillions are so 2022. We’re in the zillions now, at least. Probably more.

What is the total value of the world?

Ugh, world value? What a weird question. Trying to put a number on EVERYTHING? That’s insane.

85.52 trillion USD in 2020 – that’s the GDP, right? GDP. Gross Domestic Product. So, not everything. Land? Oceans? The Amazon? Not included. Seriously, how do you even begin to calculate that?

My friend Mark was talking about NFTs last week, he thinks the metaverse is gonna be worth, like, a gazillion dollars someday. Crazy, I know.

Then there’s all the stuff we can’t even see, dark matter, dark energy. That’s gotta be worth something, right? Probably more than all the gold in Fort Knox combined.

Wait, what was the GDP again? 85.52 trillion in 2020. Down from the year before. Economy sucks. 2023’s probably higher. Hope so. Need that raise.

What about art? The Mona Lisa? Is that included in that 85 trillion? I highly doubt it. A priceless painting isn’t a price-able painting.

It’s all so arbitrary anyway. This whole thing is making my head hurt. I need coffee. Strong coffee.

• GDP 2020: $85.52 trillion USD (a low point, obviously)
• Uncounted Assets: Oceans, land, dark matter, art, etc. Billions upon billions more.
• Mark’s Metaverse Theory: Worth a gazillion dollars sometime. Probably delusional.
• My Need: More coffee. And a raise.

What is the net worth of the world?

Global net worth? Untraceable. Estimates wildly fluctuate. Think hundreds of trillions, maybe exceeding $500 trillion in 2024. Assets: real estate, infrastructure, the whole shebang. Liabilities? A mess.

• Data scarcity: The problem. Accurate accounting? Forget it. My sources say it’s a nightmare.
• Methodology issues: Different approaches yield different numbers. Always has been, always will be. Expect discrepancies.
• Hidden wealth: Offshore accounts, crypto… You name it, it’s not easily tracked. It is what it is. Deal with it.
• Fluctuating markets: The value changes constantly. Seriously, daily.

Bottom line: No precise figure exists. Ever. Deal with the uncertainty.

How much is one planet worth?

Okay, planet worth, huh? $160? Seriously? That’s like, less than my phone. Mars was like, $14,000. Better, I guess? But still, cheap. Earth, though… almost 5 quadrillion dollars. Whoa.

• $160, wow
• $14,000 Mars
• Earth: Almost 5 quadrillion

I mean, how do you even calculate that? All the gold? The water? My family’s memories? Or is it just real estate, like my condo in Miami Beach? What did they even use for the formula? Nuts.

The equation, yeah. What was in it? Probably just surface area, mineral content. I bet atmosphere wasn’t even a factor. And what about the people? Does that even register?

How much value is on Earth?

Three thirty AM. The number haunts me. Thirty-three trillion. That’s what they said, years ago, right? The Earth’s ecosystem services. A ludicrously large number. Feels impossible to grasp. Even now.

It’s more, isn’t it? So much more. We’re choking it, slowly, with our greed. My stupid phone feels heavy in my hand. I should sleep.

The value? Beyond calculation. Truly. We’re destroying it. Irreplaceable. Completely.

• Clean air? Priceless. We pollute it every day.
• Clean water? Essential. Gone soon, maybe.
• Food. All that life. We’re overconsuming it.

2024. The figures are higher now. Much, much higher. Trillions. More zeros. It’s obscene. The world keeps spinning, indifferent. I feel a deep, gnawing sadness. My chest hurts.

The real cost? We won’t know till it’s gone. And then, too late. The silence will be deafening.

How much money is a planet worth?

Pricing a planet? Preposterous.

Earth’s ecosystem services? 2024 estimates: $33 trillion annually. A pittance. The core? Incalculable.

Forget monetary value. Irrelevant.

Consider this:

• Raw materials: Immense, untapped.
• Energy potential: Geothermal, nuclear fusion. Limitless.
• Unique geological formations: Priceless.
• Biological diversity: Beyond quantification.

My apartment, by contrast, is worth $750,000. A detail.

What is the total price of the world?

Five quadrillion dollars? Hah. Laughlin’s number, right? Sounds ridiculously low. Completely ignores the untapped potential. Like, seriously, the rare earth minerals alone… Gold, diamonds. Forget the monetary value, the actual value is unfathomable.

Thinking about my little apartment, rent’s 1500 a month. That’s insane! Meanwhile, the entire planet… five quadrillion? Makes my rent seem… insignificant. I need a raise.

What about all the ecosystems? The biodiversity? The Amazon rainforest? Priceless. Absolutely priceless. You can’t put a price tag on that. Though, I did see a documentary on the value of pollination services. Billions, I think.

Then there’s the art. The music. The literature. History. Human experience itself. Can you quantify that? I can’t. It’s beyond money. Way beyond.

Dr Laughlin’s calculation. Seems reductive. He missed so much. He focused on physical stuff, right? Mass and temp. What about the cultural heritage?

• Ancient ruins
• Museums
• My Grandma’s cookie recipe (worth a fortune!)
• The Great Barrier Reef (dying, sadly)

It’s not just about money; it’s about everything. Everything. The whole damn shebang. Unmeasurable. And that’s the truth. I should probably pay my rent.