News · 21 February 2026
Woman Briefly Becomes “World’s Richest” After £63 Quadrillion Gift Card Glitch
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A café customer in Nottingham, England, was stunned when a gift card balance appeared on her receipt showing £63 quadrillion — roughly 100,000 times more than Elon Musk’s net worth and about 670 times the value of the global economy. The card, received as a Christmas present, displayed the absurd figure due to a technical error in the shop’s till system. The café confirmed the mistake and provided the correct balance.
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