Love it or hate it — Walmart is probably not going to go away anytime soon. With that said, here are some interesting things you might not have known about America's biggest retailer:
That's close to the amount of people in China's People's Liberation Army, the largest military force in the world.
That's more than the GDP of Austria, Thailand, South Africa, and Denmark.
A price discrepancy of two cents enraged this customer and resulted in a lawsuit in which she walked away with $100. This was apparently her fifth lawsuit against the company.
They are "paid so little" that they receive about $1,000 in public assistance, according to Florida Congressman Alan Grayson.
Talk about a star-studded affair. This year, Walmart's shareholder meeting had special appearances by Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and Sarah McLachlan. The company manages to draw in A-list celebrities to their annual meetings. Unlike other events, these stars don't get paid for their appearances. However, they do get compensated for their time in terms of exposure of their paraphernalia (books, CDs, t-shirts, and more) to customers.
This is more than Brazil's population of 202 million — that's a lot of shoppers!