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Born in 2016? Here's what you're older than.
If you were born in 2016, you turn 10 in 2026, and you're Gen Alpha. You're older than 11 things on our timeline, including the Nintendo Switch, Fortnite and TikTok.
Everyone born in 2016
was born closer to the first iPhone going on sale than to today.
The first iPhone going on sale was 9 years before 2016. 2016 was 10 years ago.
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Everything on this list came out, opened or happened after 2016 ended.
- The Nintendo Switch
- Fortnite
- TikTok
- ChatGPT
- The fidget spinner craze
- Among Us
- Bluey
- The first photo of a black hole
- Squid Game
- Wordle
- The James Webb Space Telescope
You were born closer to these than to today
- Iron Man's release (2008) details
- Spotify's launch (2008) details
- Minecraft's first public release (2009) details
Same age as you
These also arrived in 2016.
2016 by the numbers
- The world had about 7.6 billion people in 2016. Today it's about 8.3 billion.
- People born in 2016 are older than about 17% of everyone alive.
- 2016 is roughly halfway between 2006 and today.
- If you were born in 2016, you've been alive for roughly 3,556 to 3,921 days.
Questions people ask
How old is someone born in 2016?
Someone born in 2016 turns 10 in 2026. Until their birthday this year, they're 9.
What generation is 2016?
People born in 2016 are Gen Alpha, using the most common generation definitions.
What is someone born in 2016 older than?
Everyone born in 2016 is older than the Nintendo Switch, Fortnite, TikTok, ChatGPT and the fidget spinner craze, plus 6 more things on our timeline.
What were people born in 2016 born closer to than today?
People born in 2016 were born closer to the first iPhone going on sale (2007) than to today.