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How old is American Idol?
American Idol is 24 years old.
American Idol premiered on June 11, 2002. That's 24 years, 3 months and 16 days.
It was based on the British show Pop Idol.
American Idol turns 25 on June 11, 2027.
If you were born before June 11, 2002, you're older than American Idol.
Mind-bender: American Idol is closer in time to the Happy Meal's debut (1979) than to today.
What are you older than?
Type your birthday and see what you're older than, what you were born closer to, and your next big milestone.
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Older than American Idol
- The Lord of the Rings movies
- The first Harry Potter movie
- The Xbox
- Monsters, Inc.
- Windows XP
- The iPod
Younger than American Idol
- The Pumpkin Spice Latte
- The Human Genome Project
- The iTunes Store
- Finding Nemo
- Tesla
- Pirates of the Caribbean
People born in 2002: see what else you're older than.