Amazing Wal-Mart Facts

1) Wal-Mart Recieves over 7 Billion annual visitors. That is the equivalent of every person on the face of the earth visiting a Wal-Mart, and many twice.

2) Wal-Mart had over $370.45 Billion dollars in sales, that’s every person in the US spending $1,050 a year; if that wasn’t you, then your neighbor spent the $$ for you.

3) 4 of the 10 richest people in the world go by the last name Walton, with a combined net worth nearly double their nearest rival, the well known #1 Bill Gates.

4) Wal-Mart’s sales last year were greater than the GDP, of 144 countries. Most notibly, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Poland, and Greece.

5) Wal-Mart sales contributed 3.1 % of the US GDP, the largest single entity contribution.

6) 90% of People in the U.S. live withing 15 minutes of a Wal-Mart.

7) Wal-Mart is bigger than General Motors and Ford Combined, and 5 times bigger than Microsoft.

One Amazing fact in general, of the top 100 largest economies, 51 are global corporations.

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