Born 1985
1985
a Millennial
Live Aid united the world
See the full year →13 years apart
1985 vs 1998
When someone born in 1998 arrived, someone born in 1985 was already 13.
Born 1998
1998
Generation Z
Google was founded
See the full year →What things cost
- An average UK house about £33,000 about £70,000
- A pint of beer about 75p about £1.80
- A litre of petrol about 42p about 66p
Left: 1985. Right: 1998. Indicative UK sample data.
Arrived between your two years
- 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
Keep exploring
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See the world you were born into →
The full picture for 1985 — music, movies, technology and more.
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What was the world like when you turned 18? →
The year 2003, 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.