Featured moment
Fortnite Battle Royale Becomes a Global Phenomenon
Epic Games' free-to-play battle royale earned $5.4 billion in 2018 alone, with 78 million monthly players and dance moves everywhere.
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Fortnite conquered the world, Black Panther made history, and Red Dead Redemption 2 set a new bar for open worlds.
The Cost of Living in 2018
Gallon of Gas
$2.26
Loaf of Bread
$1.51
Gallon of Milk
$3.47
World Population
7.66 billion
Featured moment
Black Panther
Marvel's first Black superhero solo film earned $1.35 billion and became a watershed moment for representation in blockbuster cinema.
Featured moment
Red Dead Redemption 2 Released
Rockstar's western epic set a new standard for open-world storytelling, earning $725M in its opening weekend.
The wider picture
More from 2018
A few more things worth remembering.
Gaming
God of War (2018) Reinvents the Franchise
Santa Monica Studio's Norse mythology reboot became the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive with 3.1 million copies in 3 days.
Cinema & TV
Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos snapped his fingers and half the universe vanished. The film earned $2 billion and the most shocking cliffhanger in MCU history.
Internet
TikTok Launches Globally
ByteDance merged Musical.ly into TikTok and launched globally, beginning its explosive growth to 1 billion users.
Science & Space
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
The world's most powerful operational rocket launched Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster into orbit around the Sun.
Sports
FIFA World Cup in Russia
France won their second World Cup title. The VAR system was used for the first time in a World Cup.
Gaming
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Released
The ultimate crossover fighting game featured every character in series history and became the best-selling fighting game ever.
Cinema & TV
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sony's animated Spider-Man film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature with its groundbreaking visual style.
Science & Space
Stephen Hawking Dies
The legendary theoretical physicist died at 76, leaving behind a transformative legacy in cosmology and science communication.
Technology
GDPR Takes Effect in Europe
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation changed how companies worldwide handle personal data and privacy.
You arrivedin 2018.
The longer view
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Follow the world as it changed around you, from 2018 to today.