The Numbers Museum

Every specific figure ever claimed on the show. 31 match this view. Red rows are numbers the cited sources contradict.

All Dollars Multiples Percentages Big numbers

Figure	As spoken	The claim	Who	When	Checked?
$1T	“a trillion dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin tied executive compensation plan triggers to a $1 trillion valuation	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	—
$300B	“three hundred billion dollars”	Glyman: OpenAI and Anthropic will pass $300B combined revenue in a year	Eric Glyman	Jul 12, 2026	Open
$60B	“sixty billion dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin's $6B buyback generated $50B to $60B in value	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Supported
$20B	“twenty billion dollars”	Ovitz: Matsushita Electric held an unheard-of $20 billion in 1980s liquidity	Michael Ovitz	Aug 9, 2026	Supported
$6B	“six billion dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin's $6B buyback generated $50B to $60B in value	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Supported
$4B	“a three billion dollars”	Graves: Raising Cane's carries approximately $3 billion in debt	Todd Graves	Nov 9, 2025	Supported
$3B	“three billion dollars”	Kalanick: US food supplier spends $3B yearly on forklift labor	Travis Kalanick	Aug 16, 2026	—
$1B	“a billion dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin grew EBITDA from $700M in 2021 to over $1B in 2022	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Supported
$1B	“a billion dollars”	AppLovin restructured a $1B Chinese buyout into debt to pass CFIUS	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Partly supported
$1B	“a billion dollars”	Foroughi: A 10-person Turkish gaming studio sold for $1B built entirely on AppLovin	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Partly supported
$700M	“seven hundred million dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin grew EBITDA from $700M in 2021 to over $1B in 2022	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Supported
$600M	“six hundred million dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin received a $600 million all-cash buyout offer around 2015	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	—
$500M	“five hundred million dollars”	Iovine: David Geffen sold Geffen Records for $500 million	Jimmy Iovine	Feb 1, 2026	Partly supported
$400M	“four hundred million dollars”	Warner Communications Took a $400M Write-Down on Atari in 1982	Strauss Zelnick	May 17, 2026	Partly supported
$100M	“a hundred million dollars”	LeBron James rejected a $10M Reebok signing bonus in high school	Steve Stoute	Jun 21, 2026	Supported
$100M	“a hundred million dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin generated over $100M EBITDA in 2017	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	Not publicly verifiable
$100M	“a hundred million dollars”	Iovine: Vivendi rejected my request for $100M to build artist-led businesses	Jimmy Iovine	Feb 1, 2026	—
$100M	“a hundred million dollars”	Iovine: 'A Very Special Christmas' raised over $100M for Special Olympics	Jimmy Iovine	Feb 1, 2026	Supported
$60M	“sixty million dollars”	Graves: Shaving two seconds off drive-through time yields $60M in sales	Todd Graves	Nov 9, 2025	—
$50M	“fifty million dollars”	Borderlands Survived Only Because of a $50M Last-Minute Art Overhaul	Strauss Zelnick	May 17, 2026	—
$50M	“fifty million dollars”	Iovine: Interscope was the sole survivor of 14 labels funded in 1989	Jimmy Iovine	Feb 1, 2026	Partly supported
$40M	“forty million dollars”	BMG Invested Roughly $40M to Build its Video Game Division	Strauss Zelnick	May 17, 2026	—
$30M	“thirty million dollars”	Zalaznick: Carbone Miami generates $30M annually, quadrupling the prior tenant's revenue	Jeff Zalaznick	Jul 19, 2026	—
$25M	“twenty five million dollars”	Foroughi: AppLovin hit a $1M monthly run rate within eight months	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	—
$20M	“twenty million dollars”	Zalaznick: Only expand into cities with multiple restaurants generating $20M+ annually	Jeff Zalaznick	Jul 19, 2026	—
$20M	“twenty million dollars”	Stoute: BigXthaPlug Made Over $20 Million on UnitedMasters This Year	Steve Stoute	Jun 21, 2026	—
$20M	“twenty million dollars”	Take-Two Acquired BMG Interactive for 20% Equity Worth $20M	Strauss Zelnick	May 17, 2026	Contradicted
$10M	“ten million dollars”	LeBron James rejected a $10M Reebok signing bonus in high school	Steve Stoute	Jun 21, 2026	Supported
$7M	“seven million dollars”	Zalaznick: Carbone Miami generates $30M annually, quadrupling the prior tenant's revenue	Jeff Zalaznick	Jul 19, 2026	—
$2M	“two million dollars”	Ovitz: Mike Nichols's fee increased $2 million after joining CAA	Michael Ovitz	Nov 23, 2025	—
$1M	“a million dollars”	Foroughi: Top VCs rejected AppLovin's $1M seed pitch at $4M valuation	Adam Foroughi	May 3, 2026	—

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