The Count of Things - 200,000,000

Bluebulb Projects' The Measure of Things presents:

It's about the number of Copies of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities Sold.

(figures as of 2015)
First published in 1859, Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two CIties is the best-selling novel of all time, for which complete sales figures are available, having sold an estimates 200 million copies. The novel itself contains 135,420 words.

It's about two-and-a-half times the number of Copies of Wii Sports Sold.

In other words, 200,000,000 is 2.419 times the count of Copies of Wii Sports Sold, and the count of Copies of Wii Sports Sold is 0.4134 times that amount.

(a.k.a. Wii スポーツ, a.k.a. Wi Supotsu) (2006 edition) (sales figures as of March 31, 2015)
Wii Sports, the version that was bundled with the original Wii console, has sold 82.69 million units as of March, 2015.

It's about three times the number of Copies of Michael Jackson's Thriller Sold (2011).

In other words, 200,000,000 is 3.1 times the count of Copies of Michael Jackson's Thriller Sold (2011), and the count of Copies of Michael Jackson's Thriller Sold (2011) is 0.32 times that amount.

(sales figures as of 2011) (1982 release)
Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, has sold 65 million copies since its release. Following its release in 1982, the album — which contains hits like "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" — won eight (8) Grammy Awards in 1984.

It's about five times the number of people in The State of California.

In other words, 200,000,000 is 5.216 times the count of people in The State of California, and the count of people in The State of California is 0.1917 times that amount.

(2014 figures) (Department of Finance estimate)
California, the most populous state in the United States, is home to 38,340,000 people (larger than the population of the entire country of Canada, with 35,540,419 people). Over ten percent of the population — 3,904,657 people — reside in the city of Los Angeles.

It's about one-tenth the number of Users on Facebook.

In other words, 200,000,000 is 0.139 times the count of Users on Facebook, and the count of Users on Facebook is 7.19 times that amount.

(March, 2015 figures) (monthly active users)
Facebook had 1.44 billion active users for the month ending March, 2015. In August, 2014, Facebook began a process of removing 87 million accounts that it had found to be fake.

It's about eight-and-a-half times the number of Books in the Library of Congress (2013).

In other words, 200,000,000 is 8.4774263 times the count of Books in the Library of Congress (2013), and the count of Books in the Library of Congress (2013) is 0.11796033 times that amount.

(2013 figures) (total of books only)
As of September, 2013, The Library of Congress had 23,592,066 books in its catalog and a total of 158,007,115 physical items.

It's about eleven times the number of VIsitors to Walt Disney World Each Year.

In other words, 200,000,000 is 10.76 times the count of VIsitors to Walt Disney World Each Year, and the count of VIsitors to Walt Disney World Each Year is 0.092937 times that amount.

(a.k.a. Walk Disney World Resort, a.k.a. Walt Disney World, a.k.a. WDW) (Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida) (2013 figures) (for The Magic Kingdom; approximate; annual attendance totals)
Each year, Walt Disney World, Florida attracts 18,588,000 visitors. Disney World employees over 70,000 people and is the largest single-site employer in the United States.