Oddbean new post about login | logout No, it's always been number one. It's just not used as much, as the others, outside of the country. But there are over 1,4 billion Chinese people using it. For international trade, it's lagging behind, at fourth in the list, behind the USD, Euro, and GBP. https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Currencies/China-s-yuan-rises-to-4th-most-used-currency-in-global-settlements