The World in 1993
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1993
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World Population
5.5 billion
Growing by 83 million per year
#1 Song
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston — 14 weeks at #1
Top Movie
Jurassic Park
$914 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Jessica & Michael
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
Mosaic Web Browser
First popular graphical web browser
Space Milestone
Hubble Repair Mission
STS-61 fixed Hubble's flawed mirror
New Dictionary Words
Website, E-commerce, Cosplay
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
Bill Clinton
42nd President, inaugurated January 20
Gas Price
$1.07/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.78 · Eggs $0.91
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.29
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$126,500
Median sales price (Census/HUD)
Minimum Wage
$4.25/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
466
Year-end close, up 10.1%
Super Bowl XXVII
Cowboys 52-17 Bills
January 1993, Pasadena
World Series
Toronto Blue Jays
Back-to-back, Joe Carter walk-off HR
Best Picture
Unforgiven
65th Academy Awards, 4 Oscars
Then vs Now
1993 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1993
$1.07/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+190%
Milk (per gallon)
1993
$2.78
→
2025
$4.07
+46%
Eggs (per dozen)
1993
$0.91
→
2025
$3.59
+295%
First-Class Stamp
1993
$0.29
→
2025
$0.78
+169%
Minimum Wage
1993
$4.25/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+71%
Median Home Price
1993
$126,500
→
2025
$414,400
+228%
S&P 500
1993
466
→
2025
6,000
+1188%
World Population
1993
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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