The World in 1992
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1992
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World Population
5.5 billion
Growing by 83 million per year
#1 Song
End of the Road
Boyz II Men — 13 weeks at #1
Top Movie
Aladdin
$504 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Ashley & Michael
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
IBM ThinkPad
Iconic laptop launched in October
Space Milestone
Mae Jemison in space
First African American woman in space
New Dictionary Words
HTML, URL, Augmented Reality
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
George H.W. Bush
41st President
Gas Price
$1.13/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.14 · Eggs $0.93
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.29
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$103,700
Median sales price (Census/HUD)
Minimum Wage
$4.25/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
435
Year-end close, up 7.6%
Super Bowl XXVI
Redskins 37-24 Bills
January 1992, Minneapolis
World Series
Toronto Blue Jays
First Canadian team to win, beat Braves 4-2
Best Picture
The Silence of the Lambs
64th Academy Awards, swept Big Five
Then vs Now
1992 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1992
$1.13/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+174%
Milk (per gallon)
1992
$2.14
→
2025
$4.07
+90%
Eggs (per dozen)
1992
$0.93
→
2025
$3.59
+286%
First-Class Stamp
1992
$0.29
→
2025
$0.78
+169%
Minimum Wage
1992
$4.25/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+71%
Median Home Price
1992
$103,700
→
2025
$414,400
+300%
S&P 500
1992
435
→
2025
6,000
+1279%
World Population
1992
5.50B
→
2025
8.09B
+47%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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