meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

The Paypal Incident (GT Mini)

Ghost Town: Strange History, True Crime, & the Paranormal

Ghost Town

Social Sciences, History, True Crime, Science

3.7938 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In 2013 Paypal made one man the richest person in the world.

More Ghost Town: https://www.ghosttownpod.com

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ghosttownpod

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttownpod

Sources: https://bit.ly/3aK5Gwg

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason's Instagram


Rebecca's Instagram

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

When you can't quite get the angle, take hands free selfies with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5,

0:05.2

stand it up, step back, and your photos are auto synced to your Chromebook, ready to edit.

0:10.8

The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Chromebook, available on Vodafone.

0:15.3

At Eon Next, we believe life's better when you know you can get your hands on discounts

0:20.4

across a range of home energy solutions, like boilers and solar panels so you can treat your

0:25.6

home to a bit of future-proofing. We think that makes energy a little bit better,

0:30.4

and that's why we're always working towards helping you get more out of your energy.

0:35.1

So visit EonNext.com today. Discounts available to Eon Next customers and 31st of December 2023,

0:41.1

Tason sees eligibility criteria and geographical restrictions apply.

0:45.2

Money for nothing. I'm Rebecca Leib. I'm Jason Horton. And this is Ghost Town.

1:05.2

When Chris Reynolds opened up his June PayPal statement, he knew something seemed off.

1:10.0

The 56-year-old Pennsylvania man who sells auto parts on eBay was stunned to see the 92 quadrillion

1:17.4

dollar credit to his PayPal account. That's 15 zeros. And that exact amount breaks down to,

1:24.2

and I'm probably wrong about this because I've never had to count this high, I suppose,

1:28.6

or register this amount of money. Yeah, we don't work for the national treasury.

1:34.2

92 quadrillion, 233 trillion, 720 billion, 368 million, $547,800 was credited to Chris Reynolds' PayPal.

1:49.5

Wow. Wow. They can't even express that in a way that's got the little tiny number in the

1:54.7

upper right hand corner, right? To show just how big a number it is, just how abstract. But not

2:00.8

abstract for this man. So for approximately one minute, Chris Reynolds was the richest man in the

2:06.8

world by far. Leaps and bounds. In June 2013, Reynolds became the world's first quadrillionaire,

2:15.3

but it didn't take long to find that the balance had already returned to the correct amount. Zero.

2:20.1

Bummer. You open up your bank and you're like, I thought there was more money in this. That's

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ghost Town, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Ghost Town and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.