United States in 2011
You were born in 2011 — Harry Potter ended, Steve Jobs died, Game of Thrones began, and Adele's voice broke everyone.
💰 How much things cost in 2011
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 3.53 USD/gallon | verified (U.S. EIA) |
| Cinema ticket | 7.93 USD | verified (NATO) |
| Coffee | ~2.25 USD | estimate |
| Ice cream | ~3.00 USD (scoop) | estimate |
Currency: USD
🎵 The music of 2011
The song of the year: Adele – Rolling in the Deep (Billboard Year-End Hot 100 #1)
Other songs people listened to in 2011:
- LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
- Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris – We Found Love
- Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
- Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
- Adele – Someone Like You
- Gotye ft. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
- Coldplay – Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
- Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song
- Ed Sheeran – The A Team
📺 TV, cinema and pop culture
Cartoons: Adventure Time S3 / Regular Show S3 / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S2 (on Cartoon Network / The Hub). My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic created the 'Brony' phenomenon. Adults watching MLP unironically. The internet was fascinated.
TV series: Game of Thrones S1 (HBO) — Ned Stark loses his head. The show that taught TV to kill its heroes.
At the cinema: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — the end of an era. A generation said goodbye.
Person of the moment: Ned Stark — the character whose death taught a generation that protagonists aren't safe
The cult toy: iPhone 4S with Siri (Oct 2011) / Nintendo 3DS / Minecraft (exploding). Steve Jobs died October 5, 2011. The next day, every Apple Store became a memorial. Flowers, notes, half-eaten apples.
👗 Fashion and snacks
Fashion: Normcore beginning. Pinterest-driven DIY crafts. Chevron patterns. Mason jar everything.
Snacks: Kind bars, Greek yogurt, Oreos, Monster Energy, Boom Chicka Pop
📰 What happened in 2011
Event of the year: Osama bin Laden killed by Navy SEALs. Arab Spring topples dictators. Occupy Wall Street movement.
Sport: Super Bowl XLV: Green Bay Packers beat Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25. Aaron Rodgers wins MVP.
💻 Technology and everyday life
Tech news: Siri AI voice assistant debuts on iPhone 4S. iCloud. IBM Watson wins Jeopardy! against human champions.
The gadget to have: iPhone 4S with Siri (Oct 2011) / Minecraft on everything / Kindle Fire
How people communicated: Osama bin Laden killed May 2. Times Square erupts. A decade of war had a moment of closure.
How people listened to music: Adele's 21 was the best-selling album of the year worldwide. Rolling in the Deep everywhere.
The weekend: Game of Thrones premiered April 17. HBO's most ambitious project. Nobody was ready for Ned Stark.
📵 What didn't exist yet in 2011
- TikTok (2016)
- ChatGPT (2022)
- Snapchat (Sept 2011, just born)
- Netflix original content (2013)
- Instagram Reels (2020)
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Main sources: EIA, Billboard, NATO