Have you ever wondered what you would do if you became a millionaire overnight? And a billionaire? This man became a quadrillionaire in just a few minutes. It’s hard to believe, but this story really happened.
The list of the 10 richest people in the world on February 1, 2023 included as many as seven Americans, reports Forbes. The American you will read about today was briefly the owner of a fortune that even the richest people on this list could not even dream of.
This American became the richest man of all time in two minutes, then lost everything
56-year-old American Chris Reynolds in June 2013 decided to open a PayPal account. One day he realized that they were on his account 92 quadrillion dollars. Exactly $92,233,720,368,547,800. At that moment, Chris became the richest man on earth, surpassing Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
This must have come as a huge shock to Reynolds, who only had $1,000 in his PayPal account until now. made money selling old tires from BMW on eBay.
Before he could enjoy his fortune, fate turned and all the money disappeared from his account
Unfortunately, all beautiful things come to an end. PayPal quickly realized something was wrong and withdrew the money from the man’s account. Due to the inconvenience, PayPal issued an official letter to Reynolds and company officials issued a statement;
This is of course a mistake. We appreciate that Mr. Reynolds accepted the situation as a mistake.
In a minute he became the richest man on earth PayPal/Chris Reynolds
The company offered to donate a large sum to a charity chosen by Reynolds as compensation for the mistake
In an interview with Philadelphia Daily Newswho originally covered the Reynolds story, the man said that seeing that amount of money in his account, he felt like a million dollars.
It was a great surprise.
Reynolds said, while admitting that at first he thought that the number displayed on the screen is his debt.
Journalists asked the ex-quadrillionaire what he would do with the money if he could keep it. The man said the first thing he would do is pay off the state debt.
And you? How would you spend such a fortune? Let me know in the comments.
Source: cnn.com, bbc.com
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