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Newsom Says California Is Now the World’s Fourth-Biggest Economy

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By Alicia Clanton

April 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM UTC

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California Governor Gavin Newsom boasted that his state has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, following only the US, China and Germany in global rankings.