50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

Billy Bookcase

50 Things That Made the Modern Economy ›

08:58 | Jan 14th, 2017

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Low cost, functional and brilliantly efficient, an Ikea Billy bookcase rolls off the production line every three seconds. There are thought to be over 60 million of them already in service. Few could ...Show More



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epekilis recommended:Jul 23rd, 2020

There is approximately one Billy bookcase for every 100 people in the world. Think about that. It is so ubiquitous that Bloomberg has a global Billy Bookcase Index to measure comparative purchasing power in different countries.

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tvidatkoJul 23rd, 2020

@epekilis I have to listen to it soon! I hope it won't reveal some horrible secrets behind IKEA 😂 Yours Sincerely, Owner of two Billy cases 🙈

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rmmiller364Jul 23rd, 2020

@epekilis oh wow, I have to listen to this. I personally own like.... six of them

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epekilisJul 23rd, 2020

@tvidatko No worries, there is no deep dark horror story

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epekilisJul 23rd, 2020

@rmmiller364 yup me too. Total book nerd here. A shelf loaded with books makes me feel comfortable and homey.

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