The World in 1999
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
1999
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World Population
6.0 billion
Reached 6 billion on October 12
#1 Song
Believe
Cher
Top Movie
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
$924 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Emily & Jacob
Jacob replaces Michael after 35 years
Hot Tech
BlackBerry & TiVo
First BlackBerry email device, TiVo launched
Space Milestone
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's flagship X-ray telescope launched July 23
New Dictionary Words
Y2K, Wi-Fi, Fashionista
First known use per Merriam-Webster
US President
Bill Clinton
42nd President, acquitted February
Gas Price
$1.14/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $2.85 · Eggs $0.93
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.33
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$133,300
Existing homes (NAR)
Minimum Wage
$5.15/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
1,469
Year-end close, dot-com peak
Super Bowl XXXIII
Broncos 34-19 Falcons
January 1999, Miami
World Series
New York Yankees
Swept Braves 4-0
Best Picture
Shakespeare in Love
71st Academy Awards
Then vs Now
1999 compared to 2025
Gas Price
1999
$1.14/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+172%
Milk (per gallon)
1999
$2.85
→
2025
$4.07
+43%
Eggs (per dozen)
1999
$0.93
→
2025
$3.59
+286%
First-Class Stamp
1999
$0.33
→
2025
$0.78
+136%
Minimum Wage
1999
$5.15/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+41%
Median Home Price
1999
$133,300
→
2025
$414,400
+211%
S&P 500
1999
1,469
→
2025
6,000
+308%
World Population
1999
6.00B
→
2025
8.09B
+35%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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