World Population
How many people shared the planet
people on Earth when they were born
people on Earth when you were born
By the time your generation arrived, the world had gained 2.38 billion more people. Today it stands at 8.2B - 2.3B more since you were born.
🇺🇸 United States Leadership
Who was in charge
President of United States
President of United States
🇺🇸 Life Expectancy
How long a generation could expect to live
at birth in United States
at birth in United States
Your generation can expect 6.5 years longer on average than the previous one. The gap between the longest- and shortest-lived countries narrowed from 36.4 years to 34.4 years.
🇺🇸 Economy - GDP Per Capita
Real purchasing power at birth
United States - in today's dollars
United States - in today's dollars
All figures adjusted to 2024 dollars. A positive shift means real economic growth, not just inflation.
Economy - Median Household Income (US)
What a typical family earned
median household income in today's dollars
median household income in today's dollars
Figures are in 2024 dollars. This shows whether typical families actually got ahead - adjusted for inflation.
Housing Affordability (US)
How many years of income to buy a home
years of median income to buy median home
years of median income to buy median home
Lower ratio means more affordable. A ratio of 3 means a median home cost 3 years of median salary.
Everyday Prices
What things cost in the US - in today's dollars
All prices adjusted to 2024 dollars. A negative change means something got cheaper in real terms.
🎵 Music
Top Song
by The Beatles
by Next
🏆 Film
Oscar Best Picture
dir. Mike Nichols
dir. James Cameron
📺 Television
Most-watched TV show
NBC
NBC
💻 Technology
The defining tech moment
Apollo 8 becomes the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon; Intel founded by...
Google founded; iMac G3 launches in translucent colours; the dot-com bubble near...
💾 Storage
Average hard drive capacity
typical computer storage
typical computer storage
📱 Mobile
Mobile phone subscribers worldwide
subscribers globally
subscribers globally
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What was happening when each generation arrived
1968
Tet Offensive launched by North Vietnam and Viet Cong, shocking Americans and turning public opinion against the Vietnam War
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, triggering riots across the US
Robert F. Kennedy assassinated in Los Angeles after winning the California Democratic primary
Soviet-led Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring reforms
1998
The Monica Lewinsky scandal breaks publicly, leading to Bill Clinton's impeachment later in the year
US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania kill 224 people in Al-Qaeda attacks, signaling a new era of global terrorism
Russia's financial crisis causes the ruble to collapse, defaulting on $40 billion in domestic debt
US House of Representatives impeaches President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice
The Year That Shaped You
The music, movies, and events of your coming-of-age year hit differently. This is the world each generation stepped into as adults.
1986
When they turned 18
2016
When you turned 18
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