What Are Some of the Most Interesting Facts in the World of Business?


2. Starbucks‘ round tables were created specifically so customers would feel less alone.

3. One in 10 Europeans are conceived in an Ikea bed.



10. Candy Crush brings in a reported $633,000 a day in revenue.


12. If Bill Gates were a country, he’d be the 37th richest on earth.

13. More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.



16. It is 6 to 7 times more expensive to acquire new customers than it is to keep a current one.

17. In 1999, Google’s founders were willing to sell the company to a web portal called Excite for under $1 million.
However, Excite passed on the offer. The rest is history.

18. Best known for consumer electronics, Samsung’s other business areas include weapons manufacturing, life insurance, and theme park management.

19. Ronald Wayne, the third founder of Apple alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, sold his shares for a mere $800 after 12 days in the company. His stake, i.e. 10% of the company, would be worth $35 billion today with Apple’s current valuation.

20. Number of Mickey Mouse-related products sold per day? More than 5 million!

21. Movie theaters markup the price of popcorn by an average of 1,275 percent.

22. The First YouTube Video was uploaded on April 23, 2005, featuring its co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw
(For more information about YouTube and it’s Market Reach: Read this article)


Source: Busiwall.com