Born in 2020
People born in 2020 turn 6 in 2026. A dollar in 2020 buys what $1.30 buys in September 2026, and about 7.89 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 2020
2020
What things cost in 2020
| U.S. average | 2020 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $1.30 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $2.17 | $2.83 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $1.51 | $1.96 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $1.45 | $1.89 | $1.83 |
| Gallon of whole milk APU0000709112 | $3.32 | $4.32 | $4.11 |
| Pound of ground beef APU0000703112 | $4.12 | $5.36 | $6.79 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $4.43 | $5.77 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.58 | $0.75 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.14 | $0.18 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $328,150 | $427,210 | $410,700 |
| Median household income MEHOINUSA646N | $68,010 | $88,541 | $87,460 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $7.25 | $9.44 | $7.25 |
2020 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 2020
- United States
- Donald Trump (president)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (queen); Boris Johnson (prime minister)
- Russia
- Vladimir Putin (president); Dmitry Medvedev, then Mikhail Mishustin (prime minister); Andrey Belousov (acting prime minister)
- China
- Xi Jinping (general secretary and paramount leader); Xi Jinping (president); Li Keqiang (premier)
- France
- Emmanuel Macron (president); Édouard Philippe, then Jean Castex (prime minister)
- Germany
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (president); Angela Merkel (chancellor)
- Japan
- Naruhito (emperor); Shinzo Abe, then Yoshihide Suga (prime minister)
- India
- Ram Nath Kovind (president); Narendra Modi (prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 2020s (revision 1381278678), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 2020 →
No. 1 songs of 2020
- “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — Mariah Carey (2 weeks)
- “Circles” — Post Malone (1 week)
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch (11 weeks)
- “Blinding Lights” — The Weeknd (4 weeks)
- “Toosie Slide” — Drake (1 week)
- “The Scotts” — The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi (1 week)
- “Say So” — Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj (1 week)
- “Stuck with U” — Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber (1 week)
- “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (1 week)
- “Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (1 week)
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch (7 weeks)
- “Trollz” — 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj (1 week)
- “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift (1 week)
- “Watermelon Sugar” — Harry Styles (1 week)
- “WAP” — Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion (4 weeks)
- “Dynamite” — BTS (3 weeks)
- “Franchise” — Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. (1 week)
- “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” — Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo and BTS (1 week)
- “Mood” — 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior (6 weeks)
- “Positions” — Ariana Grande (1 week)
- “Life Goes On” — BTS (1 week)
- “Willow” — Taylor Swift (1 week)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 2020, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2020 (Wikipedia revision 1357307083).
Famous people born in 2020
- January 9 – Salomón Andrés López Adams, first grandchild of President López Obrador, born in Houston, Texas source
- July 1 – Eight Mexican gray wolf cubs of the endangered species C. l. baileyi are born at the Desert Museum in Saltillo, Coahuila. source
- July 1 – Teodoro Zedillo de la Vega, tenth grandchild of former president Ernesto Zedillo. source
- August 8 – An African elephant named "Zoom" is born in Africam Safari in Valsequillo, Puebla. source
- August 18 – An unnamed white tiger cub weighing 1 kg is born at the Culiacán zoo. source
- December 1 – An unnamed black jaguar puppy is born at the Mérida zoos, Centenario and Animaya. source
- 3 September – Ka Ying Rising, Thoroughbred racehorse source
- 26 October – Orchestral, Thoroughbred racehorse source
What happened in 2020
- January 11 – Presidential and legislative elections are held in Taiwan. Incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen is reelected, and the Democratic Progressive Party wins a majority of 67 out of 113 seats in the Legislative Yuan. source
- January 2 – The Royal Australian Air Force and Navy are deployed to New South Wales and Victoria to assist mass evacuation efforts amidst the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season. source
- January 9 – A rare, circumbinary planet called TOI 1338-b is discovered. source
- January 8 – West Africa's largest wind farm opens in Taiba NDiaye, Tivaouane Department. source
- January 15 – Senegalese-born American rapper Akon (Locked Up) announces that plans for his new city, called "Akon City" and located near the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport have been finalized. The new city will trade exclusively in his digital coin Akoin. source
- January 8 – Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down by Iranian forces shortly after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people on board. source
- 6 January – Day of Kings (Dia de Reyes), national holiday source
- January 20 – The government seizes two farms belonging to former Minister of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing, Alejandro Sinibaldi. source