The World in 2007
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
2007
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World Population
6.6 billion
Growing by 78 million per year
#1 Song
Irreplaceable
Beyoncé
Top Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
$963 million worldwide
Top Baby Names
Emily & Jacob
Most popular in the US
The First iPhone
iPhone (1st generation)
Multi-touch touchscreen, launched June 29
Space Milestone
Dawn mission launched
Bound for asteroids Vesta and Ceres
New Dictionary Words
Ginormous, Crunk, Sudoku
Added to Merriam-Webster
US President
George W. Bush
43rd President
Gas Price
$2.80/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $3.87 · Eggs $2.10
Per gallon / per dozen
Forever Stamp
$0.41
First Forever Stamp introduced April 2007
Median Home Price
$218,900
Housing crisis beginning
Minimum Wage
$5.85/hour
Raised from $5.15 in July
S&P 500
1,468
Year-end close
Super Bowl XLI
Colts 29-17 Bears
February 2007, Miami
World Series
Boston Red Sox
Swept Rockies 4-0
Best Picture
The Departed
Scorsese's first Best Director win
Then vs Now
2007 compared to 2025
Gas Price
2007
$2.80/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
+11%
Milk (per gallon)
2007
$3.87
→
2025
$4.07
+5%
Eggs (per dozen)
2007
$2.10
→
2025
$3.59
+71%
First-Class Stamp
2007
$0.41
→
2025
$0.78
+90%
Minimum Wage
2007
$5.85/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+24%
Median Home Price
2007
$218,900
→
2025
$414,400
+89%
S&P 500
2007
1,468
→
2025
6,000
+309%
World Population
2007
6.60B
→
2025
8.09B
+23%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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