Born in 2018
People born in 2018 turn 8 in 2026. A dollar in 2018 buys what $1.34 buys in September 2026, and about 7.73 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2018
What things cost in 2018
| U.S. average | 2018 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.34 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $2.74 | $3.67 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.74 | $2.34 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.29 | $1.73 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $2.90 | $3.89 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $3.72 | $4.99 | $6.79 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.57 | $0.77 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.14 | $0.18 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $325,275 | $436,460 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $63,180 | $84,776 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $9.73 | $7.25 |
2018 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 2018
- United States
- Donald Trump (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Theresa May (Prime Minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (President); Dmitry Medvedev (Prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (General Secretary; paramount leader); Xi Jinping (President); Li Keqiang (Premier)
- France
- Emmanuel Macron (President); Édouard Philippe (Prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President); Angela Merkel (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Akihito (Emperor); Shinzō Abe (Prime minister)
- India
- Ram Nath Kovind (President); Narendra Modi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2010s (revision 1377187190), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2018 →
No. 1 songs of 2018
- “Perfect” — Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé (3 weeks)
- “Perfect” — Ed Sheeran (1 week)
- “Havana” — Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (1 week)
- “God's Plan” — Drake (11 weeks)
- “Nice for What” — Drake (8 weeks)
- “This Is America” — Childish Gambino (2 weeks)
- “Psycho” — Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign (1 week)
- “Sad!” — XXXTentacion (1 week)
- “I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin (1 week)
- “In My Feelings” — Drake (10 weeks)
- “Girls Like You” — Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B (7 weeks)
- “Thank U, Next” — Ariana Grande (6 weeks)
- “Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott (1 week)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2018, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2018 (Wikipedia revision 1379855320).
Famous people born in 2018
What happened in 2018
- 19 January – Paula-Mae Weekes is elected new president source
- January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of South Sudan. source
- January 24 – Scientists in China report in the journal Cell the creation of the first monkey clones using somatic cell nuclear transfer, named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua. source
- January 13 — At 8:08 AM HST, an inbound missile alert was accidentally issued via the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert System over television, radio, and cellular networks in the U.S. state of Hawaii. 38 minutes later, the alert was confirmed as false by state officials, and blamed a miscommunicated drill at the HI-EMA. source
- 15 March – A summit of Central Asian leaders takes place in Astana. source
- 18 January – A bus fire on the Samara–Shymkent road kills 52 passengers, with five people escaping. source
- February 9–25 – The 2018 Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. source
- 1 January – Saudi Arabia introduces a 5% value-added tax (VAT) for the first time, with exemptions for basic necessities, medical, cultural, educational products, and financial services. source