How many cars and trucks are on the world's roads?

Q: How many cars and trucks are on the world's roads?

1.5 billion vehicles (1,500,000,000). 1.5 billion — and the average one sits parked 95% of the time. Source: Hedges & Company

1.5 billion

vehicles

1,500,000,000 exactly, give or take

1.5 billion — and the average one sits parked 95% of the time.SOURCEHedges & Company

Scale check: 1.5 billion is roughly 1 in 8 people on Earth.

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