The World in 2006
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
2006
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World Population
6.5 billion
Growing by 77 million per year
#1 Song
Bad Day
Daniel Powter
Top Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
$1.07 billion worldwide
Top Baby Names
Emily & Jacob
Most popular in the US
Hot Tech
Twitter, Wii & PS3
Twitter launched, Nintendo Wii & PS3 debuted
Space Milestone
New Horizons launched
Fastest spacecraft ever, bound for Pluto
New Dictionary Words
Truthiness, Podcast
Merriam-Webster & Oxford additions
US President
George W. Bush
43rd President
Gas Price
$2.57/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $3.08 · Eggs $1.31
Per gallon / per dozen
First-Class Stamp
$0.39
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$222,000
Peak of the housing bubble
Minimum Wage
$5.15/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
1,418
Year-end close
Super Bowl XL
Steelers 21-10 Seahawks
February 2006, Detroit
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
4-1 over Detroit Tigers
Best Picture
Crash
Controversial upset over Brokeback Mountain
Then vs Now
2006 compared to 2025
Gas Price
2006
$2.57/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+21%
Milk (per gallon)
2006
$3.08
→
2025
$4.07
+32%
Eggs (per dozen)
2006
$1.31
→
2025
$3.59
+174%
First-Class Stamp
2006
$0.39
→
2025
$0.78
+100%
Minimum Wage
2006
$5.15/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+41%
Median Home Price
2006
$222,000
→
2025
$414,400
+87%
S&P 500
2006
1,418
→
2025
6,000
+323%
World Population
2006
6.50B
→
2025
8.09B
+24%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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