Trillion

A trillion is a number equal to 1,000 billion or one followed by 12 zeros (1,000,000,000,000). To put it in perspective, if you had a dollar for every second, you'd have about 31,700 years’ worth of seconds to reach a trillion. In finance and economics, trillion is often used to describe national debts, budgets, or the total value of large markets. It’s a way to quantify extremely large quantities, highlighting just how vast certain numbers and sums can be in global or national contexts.