The almanac
The 2015 Edition
Limited to about 144 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2015. About 138 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2015
- Uptown Funk hit No. 1Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars began a long run at the top of the Hot 100.January 17 · Source: Billboard
- USA won the Women's World CupCarli Lloyd scored three goals in 16 minutes as the US beat Japan 5 to 2.July 5 · Source: RSSSF
- New Horizons flew past PlutoNASA's probe sent home the first close-up pictures of the distant dwarf planet.July 14 · Source: NASA
- Gravitational waves were detectedLIGO's detectors caught ripples in space-time, first predicted by Albert Einstein.September 14 · Source: The Nobel Prize
- Adele's Hello debuted at No. 1Her first single in years entered the Billboard Hot 100 at the top.November 14 · Source: Billboard
- The Force Awakens openedStar Wars returned with Rey, Finn, Poe and BB-8 in Episode VII.December 18 · Source: The Numbers
No. 1 songs of 2015
- Blank SpaceTaylor Swift · first week at No. 1: January 3, 2015
- Uptown Funk!Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars · first week at No. 1: January 17, 2015
- See You AgainWiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth · first week at No. 1: April 25, 2015
- Bad BloodTaylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar · first week at No. 1: June 6, 2015
- CheerleaderOMI · first week at No. 1: July 25, 2015
- Can't Feel My FaceThe Weeknd · first week at No. 1: August 22, 2015
- What Do You Mean?Justin Bieber · first week at No. 1: September 19, 2015
- The HillsThe Weeknd · first week at No. 1: October 3, 2015
- HelloAdele · first week at No. 1: November 14, 2015
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2015. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2015
- Older than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Older than the first black hole photoAstronomers released the first image of a black hole on April 10, 2019.
- Older than the PlayStation 5The PlayStation 5 went on sale in the US and six other markets on November 12, 2020.
- Older than the Perseverance roverNASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.
- Younger than the Curiosity roverNASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars (August 5 in US time zones; August 6 in UTC) on August 6, 2012.
- Younger than the Higgs bosonCERN scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson on July 4, 2012.
- Younger than SiriThe iPhone 4S, the first iPhone with the Siri assistant, went on sale on October 14, 2011.