Does ₿itcoin use 10x more electricity than Google?

Jogger24252021-04-07T00:17:19Z

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That seems about  right. But, we don't know for sure. 

People who mine ₿itcoin don't report how much energy they consume, so others try to estimate it. Estimates vary, and some estimators debate who is right.

Forbes reports Google uses about 12.4 Terawatt hours per year.

Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity index has ₿itcoin using between 42 and 472 Terawatt hours per year, with 136 Terawatt  hours per year as their estimate. 

Jack2021-04-06T23:18:40Z

hard to say...mining bitcoins does use a lot of power...but im sure not as much as google worldwide

2021-04-06T22:59:31Z

Google what? Google is a company.
and Bitcoin doesn't use electricity. it is a form of currency.
that is like asking how much electricity adollar uses.