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Born in 2018? Here's what you're older than.
If you were born in 2018, you turn 8 in 2026, and you're Gen Alpha. You're older than 5 things on our timeline, including ChatGPT, the first photo of a black hole and Squid Game.
Everyone born in 2018
was born closer to Snapchat's launch than to today.
Snapchat's launch was 7 years before 2018. 2018 was 8 years ago.
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Everything on this list came out, opened or happened after 2018 ended.
You were born closer to these than to today
- Frozen's release (2013) details
- Pokémon Go's release (2016) details
- Stranger Things' premiere (2016) details
Same age as you
These also arrived in 2018.
2018 by the numbers
- The world had about 7.7 billion people in 2018. Today it's about 8.3 billion.
- People born in 2018 are older than about 13% of everyone alive.
- 2018 is roughly halfway between 2010 and today.
- If you were born in 2018, you've been alive for roughly 2,826 to 3,190 days.
Questions people ask
How old is someone born in 2018?
Someone born in 2018 turns 8 in 2026. Until their birthday this year, they're 7.
What generation is 2018?
People born in 2018 are Gen Alpha, using the most common generation definitions.
What is someone born in 2018 older than?
Everyone born in 2018 is older than ChatGPT, the first photo of a black hole, Squid Game, Wordle and the James Webb Space Telescope, plus 0 more things on our timeline.
What were people born in 2018 born closer to than today?
People born in 2018 were born closer to Snapchat's launch (2011) than to today.