The almanac
The 2010 Edition
Limited to about 143 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2010. About 135 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2010
- TiK ToK hit No. 1Ke$ha's debut single opened the decade at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.January 2 · Source: Billboard
- Apple introduced the iPadA thin tablet for browsing, reading, photos and videos joined the iPhone and Mac.January 27 · Source: Apple Newsroom
- A NASA observatory began watching the SunThe Solar Dynamics Observatory launched to study solar storms and space weather.February 11 · Source: NASA
- Vancouver hosted the Winter OlympicsCanada welcomed the winter games to its Pacific coast city.February 12 · Source: Olympedia
- Toy Story 3 opened in theatersWoody and Buzz faced life after their owner Andy left for college.June 18 · Source: The Numbers
- Spain won its first World CupAndres Iniesta scored in extra time to beat the Netherlands 1 to 0.July 11 · Source: RSSSF
- Inception opened in theatersChristopher Nolan's dream heist bent city streets and minds.July 16 · Source: The Numbers
No. 1 songs of 2010
- TiK ToKKe$ha · first week at No. 1: January 2, 2010
- Imma BeThe Black Eyed Peas · first week at No. 1: March 6, 2010
- Break Your HeartTaio Cruz Featuring Ludacris · first week at No. 1: March 20, 2010
- Rude BoyRihanna · first week at No. 1: March 27, 2010
- Nothin' On YouB.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars · first week at No. 1: May 1, 2010
- OMGUsher Featuring will.i.am · first week at No. 1: May 15, 2010
- Not AfraidEminem · first week at No. 1: May 22, 2010
- California GurlsKaty Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg · first week at No. 1: June 19, 2010
- Love The Way You LieEminem Featuring Rihanna · first week at No. 1: July 31, 2010
- Teenage DreamKaty Perry · first week at No. 1: September 18, 2010
- Just The Way You AreBruno Mars · first week at No. 1: October 2, 2010
- Like A G6Far*East Movement Featuring Cataracs & Dev · first week at No. 1: October 30, 2010
- We R Who We RKe$ha · first week at No. 1: November 13, 2010
- What's My Name?Rihanna Featuring Drake · first week at No. 1: November 20, 2010
- Only Girl (In The World)Rihanna · first week at No. 1: December 4, 2010
- Raise Your GlassP!nk · first week at No. 1: December 11, 2010
- FireworkKaty Perry · first week at No. 1: December 18, 2010
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2010. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2010
- Older than SiriThe iPhone 4S, the first iPhone with the Siri assistant, went on sale on October 14, 2011.
- Older than the Higgs bosonCERN scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson on July 4, 2012.
- Older than the Curiosity roverNASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars (August 5 in US time zones; August 6 in UTC) on August 6, 2012.
- Older than the Apple WatchThe Apple Watch went on sale on April 24, 2015.
- Younger than Usain Bolt's 9.58 recordUsain Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, the world record on August 16, 2009.
- Younger than the KindleAmazon introduced the Kindle e-reader and put it on sale on November 19, 2007.
- Younger than the iPhoneThe first iPhone went on sale in the US on June 29, 2007.