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How do you say 1,000,000,000?

English Billions: Read 1,000,000,000 with Audio

Billion comes after million and turns a long number into short, readable groups.

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How do you read English Billions: Read 1,000,000,000 with Audio?

The number 1,000,000,000 is one billion. Use the commas to make groups of three, read each group that is not zero, and add billion, million, or thousand.

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English number table with words and listening buttons
Number English words Listen
1000000000 one billion
1000000001 one billion and one
1000000002 one billion and two
1000000003 one billion and three
1000000004 one billion and four
1000000005 one billion and five
1000000006 one billion and six
1000000007 one billion and seven
1000000008 one billion and eight
1000000009 one billion and nine
1000000010 one billion and ten
1000000011 one billion and eleven
1000000012 one billion and twelve
1000000013 one billion and thirteen
1000000014 one billion and fourteen
1000000015 one billion and fifteen
1000000016 one billion and sixteen
1000000017 one billion and seventeen
1000000018 one billion and eighteen
1000000019 one billion and nineteen
1000000020 one billion and twenty
ENGNUM TRICK

Why do groups make big numbers easier to read?

Start with the special words from zero to nineteen. Next, join a tens word with one to nine. For longer numbers, commas split the digits into small groups you already know.

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