Russia fines Google 2 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 rubles (more than the ENTIRE world GDP!)

Adam Gilchrist joins Bongani Bingwa.

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Russia has issued a two-undecillion ruble fine to Google for blocking accounts on YouTube.

Undecillion is a trillion times a trillion, or one followed by 36 zeros.

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The fine is equivalent to US$2.5 decillion, significantly higher than the estimated World GDP of US$110 trillion.

In other words, Google cannot pay the fine.

“If every person on earth had $20 trillion in their bank account, it still would not be enough to pay this fine.” 

- Adam Gilchrist

He reckons the Russians are showing a ‘sense of humour’.

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