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How many people do Otis elevators and escalators move every day?

2.5 billion
people per day
2,500,000,000 exactly, give or take
Otis machines carry an estimated 2 billion people every day — the equivalent of a quarter of humanity riding one company's elevators daily.SOURCEOtis Worldwide Corporation
Scale check: 2.5 billion is roughly 1 in 8 people on Earth.
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