Your time capsule is ready
In your 42 years you’ve been around for…
- 10 Prime Ministers
- 2 monarchs
- 11 World Cups
- +3.4 billion people on Earth
More 1984 discoveries are being added
We're filling in 1984 in detail. In the meantime, the comparisons above and below always work — and every link from here leads somewhere interesting.
When these arrived
You were only…
- 5 The World Wide Web was invented 1989
- 10 The PlayStation 1994
- 14 Google was founded 1998
- 17 Wikipedia launched 2001
- 20 Facebook was founded 2004
- 21 YouTube was founded 2005
A gentle reality check
Things that are younger than you
- 1985 Mobile phones reached the UK
- 1985 Live Aid
- 1987 The Simpsons first appeared
- 1989 The Game Boy
- 1989 The World Wide Web was invented
- 1990 The Hubble Space Telescope launched
- 1991 The first website went online
- 1991 Sonic the Hedgehog
1984 vs today
A few things have changed since you arrived
A few things 1984 Today
- Everyone on Earth about 4.8 billion about 8.2 billion
Indicative sample data — being verified and expanded.
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Keep exploring
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What was the world like when you turned 18? →
The year 2002, through fresh eyes.
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Things that are younger than you →
From the NHS to the iPhone — how much arrived after you did?
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Your life in history →
A timeline of your milestones, matched with history.
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Compare 1984 with 1998 →
Two birth years, side by side. Try it with family.