The World in 2024
A snapshot of the world your baby was born into
2024
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World Population
~8.2 billion
Up from 8.05 billion in 2023
#1 Song
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
Top Movie
Inside Out 2
$1.7 billion worldwide
Top Baby Names
Olivia & Liam
6th consecutive year at #1
Latest iPhone
iPhone 16
Apple Intelligence, Camera Control
Space Milestone
Odysseus Moon Lander
First private spacecraft on the Moon
New Dictionary Words
Touch Grass, FYP, Shadow Ban
Added to Merriam-Webster
US President
Joe Biden
46th President
Gas Price
$3.30/gallon
National average
Grocery Prices
Milk $4.05 - Eggs $3.17
Per gallon / per dozen
Forever Stamp
$0.73
USPS first-class letter
Median Home Price
$420,400
US existing home sales
Minimum Wage
$7.25/hour
Federal minimum wage
S&P 500
5,881
Up 23% for the year
Super Bowl LVIII
Chiefs 25-22 49ers (OT)
February 2024, Las Vegas
World Series
LA Dodgers
4-1 over New York Yankees
Best Picture
Oppenheimer
96th Academy Awards, 7 wins
Then vs Now
2024 compared to 2025
Gas Price
2024
$3.30/gal
→
2025
$3.10/gal
-6%
Milk (per gallon)
2024
$4.05
→
2025
$4.07
+0%
Eggs (per dozen)
2024
$3.17
→
2025
$3.59
+13%
First-Class Stamp
2024
$0.73
→
2025
$0.78
+7%
Minimum Wage
2024
$7.25/hr
→
2025
$7.25/hr
+0%
Median Home Price
2024
$420,400
→
2025
$414,400
-1%
S&P 500
2024
5,881
→
2025
6,000
+2%
World Population
2024
8.20B
→
2025
8.09B
-1%
Sources
Data compiled from official government sources, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Billboard, Box Office Mojo, SSA, NASA, and Merriam-Webster.
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