What was the world like in 2009?
The biggest Hindi film of the year was 3 Idiots, and everyone was singing All Izz Well.
What things cost in 2009.
Gold: yearly average, 24K, approx. Petrol: Delhi pump price around mid-year, approx. Sensex: BSE year-end close. Today's figures as of late Oct 2026. For curiosity, not advice.
The world's number ones.
Every song that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009.
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) · Beyonce
Just Dance · Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O'Donis
My Life Would Suck Without You · Kelly Clarkson
Crack A Bottle · Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
Right Round · Flo Rida
Poker Face · Lady Gaga
Boom Boom Pow · The Black Eyed Peas
I Gotta Feeling · The Black Eyed Peas
Down · Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne
3 · Britney Spears
Fireflies · Owl City
Whatcha Say · Jason Derulo
Empire State Of Mind · Jay-Z + Alicia Keys
It happened in 2009.
The first Bitcoin is mined
If you were born in 2009, none of this existed.
The rupee gets its symbol: ₹
The first Aadhaar number is issued
Instagram launches
India wins the World Cup at the Wankhede
Mangalyaan launches for Mars
UPI is launched
Jio launches and data gets cheap
Neeraj Chopra wins Olympic gold in javelin
And 4 more. Your exact day shows the full list.
The year is the trailer. Your day is the film.
The Moon and your nakshatra, the weather in your city, the front page and who shares your birthday.
Take me back to my day