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Born in 1996? Here's what you're older than.
If you were born in 1996, you turn 30 in 2026, and you're a Millennial. You're older than 115 things on our timeline, including Wi-Fi, the first Harry Potter book and Netflix.
Everyone born in 1996
was born closer to the Big Mac going nationwide than to today.
The Big Mac going nationwide was 28 years before 1996. 1996 was 30 years ago.
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Everything on this list came out, opened or happened after 1996 ended.
- Wi-Fi
- Harry Potter
- Netflix
- Titanic (the movie)
- The Furby
- The first emoji
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- The Sims
- The PlayStation 2
- Humans living in space full-time
- Wikipedia
- Shrek
- The iPod
- Windows XP
- Monsters, Inc.
- The first Harry Potter movie
- The Lord of the Rings movies
- The Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Finding Nemo
- Mean Girls
- YouTube
- The Office (US)
You were born closer to these than to today
Same age as you
These also arrived in 1996.
1996 by the numbers
- The world had about 5.9 billion people in 1996. Today it's about 8.3 billion.
- People born in 1996 are older than about 48% of everyone alive.
- 1996 is roughly halfway between 1966 and today.
- If you were born in 1996, you've been alive for roughly 10,861 to 11,226 days.
Questions people ask
How old is someone born in 1996?
Someone born in 1996 turns 30 in 2026. Until their birthday this year, they're 29.
What generation is 1996?
People born in 1996 are a Millennial, using the most common generation definitions.
What is someone born in 1996 older than?
Everyone born in 1996 is older than Wi-Fi, the first Harry Potter book, Netflix, the movie Titanic and Google, plus 110 more things on our timeline.
What were people born in 1996 born closer to than today?
People born in 1996 were born closer to the Big Mac going nationwide (1968) than to today.