How many cash machines (ATMs) are installed worldwide?

Q: How many cash machines (ATMs) are installed worldwide?

3 million ATMs (3,000,000). There are an estimated 3 million ATMs on Earth — including one at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Source: ATM Industry Association

3 million

ATMs

3,000,000 exactly, give or take

There are an estimated 3 million ATMs on Earth — including one at McMurdo Station in Antarctica.SOURCEATM Industry Association

Scale check: 3 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.

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