...whose wealth reached $3.5bn - what does bn stand for?

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Among those enjoying an increase in fortunes
was Robin Li, founder of the Chinese internet
search engine, Baidu, whose wealth reached
$3.5bn when Google withdrew from China.


What does bn stand for?
 

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Argh, must be billion? Sorry...
 

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You're too kind. :)
 
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