How many bicycles are there in the world?
World hard Data from 2023
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The answer
1,000,000,000 bicycles
Roughly 1B.
There are roughly a billion bicycles worldwide, comfortably more than there are cars. The bicycle is generally reckoned the most energy-efficient form of transport ever devised, human or mechanical — about five times more efficient than walking.
Where this number comes from
| Source | World Economic Forum / industry estimates |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | bicycles |
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