american help: What is there difference between an english billion and an american billion? - Help.com

Do you mean currency? Or just the number?

1 000 000 000 U.S. dollars = 609 904 855 British pounds

likewise;

1 000 000 000 British pounds = 1,639,600 million U.S. dollars

But if you are just counting then there is no difference.

O_o there is no difference. a billion is a billion, its just the currency and exchange rate that is different.
right now, for example, if you had 1 billion US dollars, and went to the UK and changed it into pound, youd get 613,556,504.98 pounds.

oh i get ya,
traditionally a british billion is a million million, and an american billion is a thousand million. american is pretty standard these days.

No, a billion is 1.000.000.000 anywhere you would be.

The idea with a million million is wrong.

O_o
no its not.
a british million is a million million.
oh the power of google, luv.

And American billion is 10^9 and English billion is 10^12.