Ever wonder what the largest amount of money in the world actually adds up to? I started digging into this recently and the numbers are pretty wild.

So here's the thing - when we talk about global money supply, we're looking at different layers. The most straightforward measure is physical currency: all the coins and banknotes combined come to roughly 6.6 trillion dollars. That sounds massive until you realize it's just the tip of the iceberg.

When you factor in bank deposits and liquid assets, the total money in the world balloons to somewhere in the tens of trillions. Most estimates peg it around 37 trillion in US currency equivalents when you account for all the money stored in accounts globally. But even that's not the full picture.

Here's where it gets interesting - the largest amount of money globally when you include investments, derivatives, and all the financial instruments out there? We're talking about 1.2 quadrillion dollars. That's not even close to the physical world money we see circulating. The gap between actual currency and the total value of all financial assets is absolutely staggering.

And then there's crypto. Still a tiny fraction of the total, but growing. Which brings me to the real question that's been bugging me - what's our actual share from all this money? Like, how much of that massive global wealth pool can everyday people realistically access or own?

Makes you think about where Bitcoin and other assets fit into the bigger picture, doesn't it?