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Born in 1972? Here's what you're older than.

If you were born in 1972, you turn 54 in 2026, and you're Gen X. You're older than 222 things on our timeline, including the Rubik's Cube, Microsoft and Apple.

You're older than…

Everything on this list came out, opened or happened after 1972 ended.

• The Rubik's Cube about 52 years old '74
• Microsoft 51 years old '75 4 4
• Apple 50 years old '76 4 1
• Star Wars 49 years old '77 5 25
• The Happy Meal 47 years old '79 6
• The Sony Walkman 47 years old '79 7 1
• Pac-Man 46 years old '80 5 22
• MTV 45 years old '81 8 1
• The CD 43 years old '82 10 1
• Tetris 42 years old '84 6 6
• Back to the Future 41 years old '85 7 3
• Super Mario Bros. 41 years old '85 9 13
• The NES 40 years old '85 10 18
• The Game Boy 37 years old '89 4 21
• The Simpsons 36 years old '89 12 17
• Home Alone 35 years old '90 11 16
• The World Wide Web 35 years old '91 8 6
• The first text message 33 years ago '92 12 3
• Beanie Babies about 33 years old '93
• Jurassic Park 33 years old '93 6 11
• Hocus Pocus 33 years old '93 7 16
• The Lion King 32 years old '94 6 15
• Friends 32 years old '94 9 22
• The PlayStation 31 years old '94 12 3

See all 222 on the timeline

You were born closer to these than to today

• The creation of Route 66 (1926) details
• The first sliced bread (1928) details
• Mickey Mouse's debut (1928) details

Same age as you

These also arrived in 1972.

• Pong 53 years old '72 11 29
• The last Moon walk 53 years ago '72 12 14
• Snapple about 54 years old '72

1972 by the numbers

• The world had about 3.9 billion people in 1972. Today it's about 8.3 billion.
• People born in 1972 are older than about 79% of everyone alive.
• 1972 is roughly halfway between 1918 and today.
• If you were born in 1972, you've been alive for roughly 19,627 to 19,992 days.