The World in 1990
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1990
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World Population
5.3 billion
Growing by 93 million per year
#1 Song
Hold On
Wilson Phillips
Top Movie
Ghost
$506 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Jessica & Michael
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
Adobe Photoshop 1.0
Launched February, Mac-only, $895
Space Milestone
Hubble Space Telescope
Launched April 24 aboard Discovery
New Dictionary Words
World Wide Web, Hoodie, Spam
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
George H.W. Bush
41st President
Gas Price
$1.15/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.15 · Eggs $1.01
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.25
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$122,900
Median sales price (Census/HUD)
Minimum Wage
$3.80/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
330
Year-end close, down 3.1%
Super Bowl XXIV
49ers 55-10 Broncos
January 1990, New Orleans
World Series
Cincinnati Reds
Swept Oakland Athletics 4-0
Best Picture
Driving Miss Daisy
62nd Academy Awards, 4 Oscars
Then vs Now
1990 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1990
$1.15/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+170%
Milk (per gallon)
1990
$2.15
→
2025
$4.07
+89%
Eggs (per dozen)
1990
$1.01
→
2025
$3.59
+255%
First-Class Stamp
1990
$0.25
→
2025
$0.78
+212%
Minimum Wage
1990
$3.80/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+91%
Median Home Price
1990
$122,900
→
2025
$414,400
+237%
S&P 500
1990
330
→
2025
6,000
+1718%
World Population
1990
5.30B
→
2025
8.09B
+53%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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