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Born in 1997? Here's what you're older than.
If you were born in 1997, you turn 29 in 2026, and you're Gen Z. You're older than 108 things on our timeline, including Google, the Furby and the first emoji set.
Everyone born in 1997
was born closer to the Moon landing than to today.
The Moon landing was 28 years before 1997. 1997 was 29 years ago.
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Everything on this list came out, opened or happened after 1997 ended.
- 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)
- High School Musical
- Pluto's demotion
- Roblox
You were born closer to these than to today
- Woodstock (1969) details
- Sesame Street's premiere (1969) details
- The invention of UNO (1971) details
Same age as you
These also arrived in 1997.
1997 by the numbers
- The world had about 5.9 billion people in 1997. Today it's about 8.3 billion.
- People born in 1997 are older than about 46% of everyone alive.
- 1997 is roughly halfway between 1968 and today.
- If you were born in 1997, you've been alive for roughly 10,496 to 10,860 days.
Questions people ask
How old is someone born in 1997?
Someone born in 1997 turns 29 in 2026. Until their birthday this year, they're 28.
What generation is 1997?
People born in 1997 are Gen Z, using the most common generation definitions.
What is someone born in 1997 older than?
Everyone born in 1997 is older than Google, the Furby, the first emoji set, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Sims, plus 103 more things on our timeline.
What were people born in 1997 born closer to than today?
People born in 1997 were born closer to the Moon landing (1969) than to today.