The almanac
The 2018 Edition
Limited to about 140 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 2018. About 135 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 2018
- God's Plan debuted at No. 1Drake's single entered the Billboard Hot 100 at the top.February 3 · Source: Billboard
- PyeongChang hosted the Winter OlympicsSouth Korea held the winter games for the first time.February 9 · Source: Olympedia
- Black Panther opened in theatersChadwick Boseman starred as the king of the hidden nation of Wakanda.February 16 · Source: The Numbers
- France won the World Cup in MoscowFrance beat Croatia 4 to 2, with a goal from 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe.July 15 · Source: RSSSF
- Parker Solar Probe launchedNASA's spacecraft set out to fly closer to the Sun than anything before it.August 12 · Source: NASA
- InSight landed on MarsNASA's lander touched down to listen for marsquakes deep inside the planet.November 26 · Source: NASA
No. 1 songs of 2018
- PerfectEd Sheeran · first week at No. 1: January 6, 2018
- HavanaCamila Cabello Featuring Young Thug · first week at No. 1: January 27, 2018
- God's PlanDrake · first week at No. 1: February 3, 2018
- Nice For WhatDrake · first week at No. 1: April 21, 2018
- This Is AmericaChildish Gambino · first week at No. 1: May 19, 2018
- PsychoPost Malone Featuring Ty Dolla $ign · first week at No. 1: June 16, 2018
- Sad!XXXTENTACION · first week at No. 1: June 30, 2018
- I Like ItCardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin · first week at No. 1: July 7, 2018
- In My FeelingsDrake · first week at No. 1: July 21, 2018
- Girls Like YouMaroon 5 Featuring Cardi B · first week at No. 1: September 29, 2018
- Thank U, NextAriana Grande · first week at No. 1: November 17, 2018
- Sicko ModeTravis Scott · first week at No. 1: December 8, 2018
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 2018. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 2018
- 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.
- Older than the first flight on MarsNASA's Ingenuity helicopter made the first powered flight on another planet on April 19, 2021.
- Younger than Pokémon GOPokémon GO was released (month only; the day is not given by the source) on July 1, 2016.
- Younger than the Pluto flybyNASA's New Horizons became the first spacecraft to fly past Pluto on July 14, 2015.
- Younger than the Apple WatchThe Apple Watch went on sale on April 24, 2015.