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The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand [and] twenties"; shortened to "the '20s" and also known as "The Twenties") is the current decade that began on 1 January 2020, and will end on 31 December 2029.

During the early part of this decade, the world population grew from 7.7 billion to over 8 billion people. In 2023, India overtook China to become the most populous country in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath marked the early 2020s. The first reports of the virus were published on 31 December 2019, though the first cases are said to have appeared nearly a month earlier. The pandemic led to a global economic recession, sustained rise in global inflation, and supply chain crisis. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global state of emergency. With multiple extreme weather events and ecological crises continuing to escalate, several world leaders have called the 2020s the "decisive decade" for climate action. The years 2023 and 2024 both broke yearly global temperature records, with 2024 breaching 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.

Global economic inequality skyrocketed. Widespread democratic backsliding continued and many countries' governance shifted from liberal democracy and towards authoritarianism, marking the end of the Post–Cold War era. Far-right extremist and authoritarian politics became prominent in China, South Korea, Israel, Europe, and Russia. Conservative and right-wing populist leaders maintained or returned to power, such as Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin, while liberal leaders such as Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were defeated or are struggling.

Anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred, such as the Gen Z protests including the "Asian Spring" in Asian countries, predominantly led by the eponymous Generation Z, in response to inequality, declining standards of living, corruption, democratic backsliding and authoritarianism. Social media has been a common tool for activism and coordination. Protests against responses to COVID-19, against racism and police brutality by the Black Lives Matter movement, and against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption, and authoritarianism occurred; along with citizen riots throughout the United States and Brazil attempting to overturn election results, seen by supporters as stolen, taking place. Among democracies in 2024, its elections saw 80% of incumbent parties lose support worldwide, as with the 2024 United States presidential election. In 2025, Trump triggered a global trade war, marking a new era of economic nationalism and the end of free trade. (Full article...)

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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence. The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate in U.S. history.

In a competitive primary that featured the most candidates for any political party in the modern era of American politics, Biden secured the Democratic presidential nomination. Biden's running mate, Harris, became the first African American, first Asian American, and third female vice presidential nominee on a major party ticket. Trump easily secured re-nomination with only minor opposition in the Republican primaries. Jo Jorgensen secured the Libertarian presidential nomination with Spike Cohen as her running mate, and Howie Hawkins secured the Green presidential nomination with Angela Nicole Walker as his running mate. (Full article...)

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Image 1Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 2Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 3Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 4Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 5Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 6NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (2022) one the most popular video cards used for gaming PC's during the decade (from 2020s in video games)
Image 7Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 8Nintendo Switch (from 2020s in video games)
Image 9Highrise residential building "Palestine Tower" in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 10Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 11Tablets and smartphones (Samsung Galaxy S23 series pictured) would be widely used to play mobile games which now form the largest sector in the gaming industry (from 2020s in video games)
Image 12US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the Gaza peace plan during a press conference. (from 2020s)
Image 13Paetongtarn Shinawatra (from 2020s)
Image 14Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 15The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 16Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 172020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 18Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 19The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 20Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 21Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 22The highest-grossing films of the decade so far are James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water and Jiaozi's Ne Zha 2. (from 2020s)
Image 23An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 24Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 25Jack Grealish wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 26Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 27US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the Gaza peace plan during a press conference. (from 2020s)
Image 28Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 29Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 30Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 31Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 32Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 33US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 34Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 35Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 36Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 37Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 38PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 39The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 40Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 41Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 42American singer Billie Eilish are among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 43Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 44Nintendo Switch 2 (2025) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 45American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 46Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 47US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit for the first time since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine to progress peace talks. (from 2020s)
Image 48Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 49Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 50The highest-grossing films of the decade so far are James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water and Jiaozi's Ne Zha 2. (from 2020s)
Image 51Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 52Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 53A map of countries by total baseline tariffs (includes tariffs not yet implemented)
- 100% or higher
- 50% – 99%
- 40% – 49%
- 30% – 39%
- 20% – 29%
- 10% – 19%
  United States
(from 2020s)
Image 541960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 55Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, industrial-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 56Paetongtarn Shinawatra (from 2020s)
Image 57A 2020s custom built desktop gaming PC with MSI manufactured hardware (from 2020s in video games)
Image 58 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 59Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 60Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 61US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 62Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 63Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 64Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 65An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 66In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, all 50 states and D.C. swung rightward, as did around 90% of counties. (from 2020s)
Image 67A 2020s laptop gaming PC manufactured by MSI (from 2020s in video games)
Image 68French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 69K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)
Image 70Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 71Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 72Highrise residential building "Palestine Tower" in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 73NBA player Jalen Green wearing 5-inch inseams, crew socks, and visible boxer briefs—a common early 2020s style choice. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 74Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 752020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 76All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 77French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 78Blackpink's Born Pink became the first album by a girl group in over 20 years to top both the US and UK album charts. (from 2020s in music)
Image 79 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 80Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 81Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 82US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit for the first time since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine to progress peace talks. (from 2020s)
Image 83Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 84Y2K revival fashions of the early and mid 2020s often highlighted pink and other feminine styles, such as retro makeup (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 85Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 86Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 87Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 88Melissa Hortman (from 2020s)
Image 892021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 90The Philippine Army joined the rescue efforts after the earthquake in Cebu in October 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 91The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 92 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 93Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 94Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 952021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 96The Philippine Army joined the rescue efforts after the earthquake in Cebu in October 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 97Melissa Hortman (from 2020s)
Image 98Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 99Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 100Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 101Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 102Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 103Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 104The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 105The broccoli haircut features short sides and a curly top. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 106Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 107Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 108The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 1092021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 110Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 111Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 112A map of countries by total baseline tariffs (includes tariffs not yet implemented)
- 100% or higher
- 50% – 99%
- 40% – 49%
- 30% – 39%
- 20% – 29%
- 10% – 19%
  United States
(from 2020s)
Image 113Karol G (from 2020s in music)
Image 114Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 115An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 116The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 117Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 118Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 119PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 120Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 1212020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 122Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 123Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 124British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 125Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 126An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 127Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 128Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s, seeing unprecedented success. She released the million-selling albums folklore, evermore, Midnights, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department, and embarked on the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. (from 2020s in music)
Image 129Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 1302021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 131Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 132In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, all 50 states and D.C. swung rightward, as did around 90% of counties. (from 2020s)
Image 133Lauren Sánchez exhibiting Mar-a-Lago face in 2022 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 134Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)

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Chalamet in 2025

Timothée Hal Chalamet (born December 27, 1995) is an American and French actor. His accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, five Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Award.

Chalamet began his career in television, appearing in the drama series Homeland in 2012. In 2014, while a student at Columbia University, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama Men, Women & Children and appeared in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar. Chalamet came to international attention with the lead role of a lovestruck teenager in Luca Guadagnino's coming-of-age film Call Me by Your Name (2017), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and becoming the third-youngest nominee in the category. (Full article...)

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