Number to words · British English
Five Hundred Billion in Numbers
Five Hundred Billion is written 500,000,000,000 in numbers, and 500,000,000,000 in words is “five hundred billion”. Below you will find the spelling, the cheque wording, the place values and the American and Indian forms.
In figures
500,000,000,000
In words
Five hundred billion
Cheque: Five hundred billion pounds only
500,000,000,000 at a glance
- Number
- 500,000,000,000
- In words (British)
- five hundred billion
- Title Case
- Five Hundred Billion
- American English
- five hundred billion
- Cheque (UK)
- Five hundred billion pounds only
- Cheque (US)
- Five hundred billion and 00/100 dollars
- Cheque (Bangladesh)
- Taka fifty thousand crore only
- Shorthand
- 500bn
- Indian system
- 5,00,00,00,00,000 – fifty thousand crore
- In Bangla
- ৫,০০,০০,০০,০০,০০০ – পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি
- Ordinal
- 500,000,000,000th – five hundred billionth
- Scientific notation
- 5 × 10¹¹
- Digits
- 12 digits · even number
How to write 500,000,000,000 in words
The number 500,000,000,000 is written “five hundred billion” in British English.
Because 500,000,000,000 is below one thousand it is a single group: name the hundreds and stop. That gives “five hundred billion”.
In running text the number is normally lowercase: “the fee is five hundred billion pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Five Hundred Billion. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “five hundred billion (500,000,000,000)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.
3 words · 18 letters · 500,000,000,000 = 500 × 1,000,000,000 (one billion)
Five Hundred Billion in figures
To turn “five hundred billion” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 500,000,000,000, or 500000000000 without separators.
Commas go after every third digit counting from the right: 500,000,000,000. In Britain and the United States this is the standard grouping; in much of Europe the same number appears as 500.000.000.000, and international scientific style uses spaces: 500 000 000 000.
How to write 500,000,000,000 on a cheque
Banks read the amount in words as the legal amount, so it must be exact. Write the pounds in words, add the word pounds, and finish with only so that nothing can be added afterwards.
Pay
£500,000,000,000.00
Five hundred billion pounds only
Amount in words · UK cheque
- With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Five hundred billion pounds and fifty pence only” for £500,000,000,000.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Five hundred billion pounds 50/100”.
- US check: “Five hundred billion and 00/100 dollars”. American cheques drop the “and” after the hundreds and put it before the cents.
- Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: the currency word comes first and the amount is counted in lakh and crore – “Taka fifty thousand crore only”, with the figure written Tk. 5,00,00,00,00,000/=.
| Currency | Figures | Amount in words |
|---|---|---|
| Pound sterlingUnited Kingdom | £500,000,000,000.00 | Five hundred billion pounds only |
| US dollarUnited States | $500,000,000,000.00 | Five hundred billion and 00/100 dollars |
| EuroEurozone | €500,000,000,000.00 | Five hundred billion euros only |
| Indian rupeeIndia | ₹5,00,00,00,00,000.00 | Rupees fifty thousand crore only |
| Bangladeshi takaBangladesh | Tk. 5,00,00,00,00,000/= | Taka fifty thousand crore only |
| Pakistani rupeePakistan | Rs. 5,00,00,00,00,000/- | Rupees fifty thousand crore only |
Read the full guide to writing a UK cheque or the guide to writing a cheque in Bangladesh for the layout, the date, and what to do if the words and figures disagree.
500,000,000,000 in British and American English
500,000,000,000 is spelled exactly the same way – “five hundred billion” – in British and American English. The two varieties only differ when a number contains hundreds followed by tens or units, where British English adds “and”. Read more in our guide to British vs American English numbers.
500,000,000,000 in lakh and crore (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan)
In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, large numbers are grouped differently. After the first thousand the digits are grouped in twos, and the units are lakh (100,000) and crore (10,000,000). So 500,000,000,000 becomes 5,00,00,00,00,000, read as “fifty thousand crore” – or simply 50,000 crore.
| System | Figures | Words |
|---|---|---|
| International | 500,000,000,000 | five hundred billion |
| Indian | 5,00,00,00,00,000 | fifty thousand crore |
On an Indian cheque or invoice the amount reads “Rupees fifty thousand crore only”; in Bangladesh it is “Taka fifty thousand crore only”. Our lakh and crore conversion guide explains the system in full.
500,000,000,000 in Bangla (বাংলায় ৫,০০,০০,০০,০০,০০০)
In Bangla, 500,000,000,000 is written ৫,০০,০০,০০,০০,০০০ using Bengali digits, and in words it is পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি. Bangla has its own word for every number from one to ninety-nine, and above that it counts in হাজার (thousand), লাখ (lakh) and কোটি (crore), the same grouping used across Bangladesh and India.
সংখ্যায় · In figures
৫,০০,০০,০০,০০,০০০
কথায় · In words
পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি
On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি টাকা মাত্র (“পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka fifty thousand crore only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.
Common mistakes when writing 500,000,000,000
- Pluralising the group words. It is hundred, billion, never “hundreds”, “thousands” or “millions” after a number.
- Using shorthand in formal documents. 500bn is fine in a message, but a cheque or contract needs five hundred billion or 500,000,000,000.
- Miscounting the zeros. 500,000,000,000 has 12 digits. Check the commas: every group between commas should have exactly three digits.
Other ways to write 500,000,000,000
| With commas (UK/US) | 500,000,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Without separators | 500000000000 |
| With spaces (SI) | 500 000 000 000 |
| European style | 500.000.000.000 |
| Shorthand | 500bn |
| Indian grouping | 5,00,00,00,00,000 |
| Scientific notation | 5 × 10¹¹ |
| Expanded form | 500,000,000,000 |
| Ordinal | 500,000,000,000th (five hundred billionth) |
| As a multiple | 500 × 1,000,000,000 |
Half of 500,000,000,000 is 250,000,000,000 (two hundred and fifty billion).
Numbers near 500,000,000,000
70,000,000,000
Seventy Billion
80,000,000,000
Eighty Billion
90,000,000,000
Ninety Billion
100,000,000,000
One Hundred Billion
250,000,000,000
Two Hundred and Fifty Billion
750,000,000,000
Seven Hundred and Fifty Billion
Also in this range
Questions about 500,000,000,000
What is 500,000,000,000 in words?
500,000,000,000 in words is "five hundred billion". In Title Case, as on a formal document, it is "Five Hundred Billion". This is the standard British English spelling.
How do you write five hundred billion in numbers?
Five hundred billion in numbers is 500,000,000,000 (500000000000 without the comma separators).
How do you write 500,000,000,000 on a cheque?
On a UK cheque write "Five hundred billion pounds only" in the amount-in-words box and £500,000,000,000.00 in the figures box. On a US check the wording is "Five hundred billion and 00/100 dollars".
How do you write 500,000,000,000 taka in words?
On a Bangladeshi cheque or invoice write "Taka fifty thousand crore only" and the figure as Tk. 5,00,00,00,00,000/=. Bangladesh counts in lakh and crore, so the words follow the South Asian system (5,00,00,00,00,000).
Is 500,000,000,000 written differently in American English?
No. 500,000,000,000 is "five hundred billion" in both British and American English, because there is no "and" to add or remove in this number.
What is 500,000,000,000 in Bangla?
500,000,000,000 in Bangla is ৫,০০,০০,০০,০০,০০০, written in words as "পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি". On a Bangladeshi cheque in Bangla it reads "পঞ্চাশ হাজার কোটি টাকা মাত্র".
How do you write 500,000,000,000 in the Indian numbering system?
In India 500,000,000,000 is written 5,00,00,00,00,000 and read as "fifty thousand crore" (50,000 crore). On an Indian cheque you would write "Rupees fifty thousand crore only".