How many years ago was 2009?

How long ago was 2009?

To put into perspective how long ago 2009 was:

• Babies who were born that year are now teenagers.
• The teenagers that existed in 2009 are now 28–34 years old.
• More than a decade has passed since then.
• Bitcoin didn't exist.
• Although smartphones existed, they were still relatively new. Most people were still using the older, push-button "dumb" phones.
• Instagram did not exist.
• WhatsApp was relatively new.
• The Moon is moving away from Earth at roughly 1.49 inches per year. That means that it has moved away by about 22 inches since 2009.
• There have been roughly 780 weekends since then.
• Names such as Drake, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Drake, One Direction, Mac Miller, Neymar, Tyson Fury, Ed Sheeran, Avicii, and Bruno Mars were not famous at the time.
• Facebook's Messenger app wasn't launched yet.
• Popular songs that year included the likes of "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa, "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson, "Crack A Bottle" by Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent, "Right Round" by Flo-Rida ft Ke$ha, "Poker Face" by Lady GaGa, and "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas.
• Films such as "Marley and Me", "Gran Torino", "Paul Blart: Mall Cop", "Taken", "He's Just Not That Into You", and "Friday the 13th (2009)" were playing at movie theaters in 2009.
• Tinder didn't exist.
• There was no such thing as vaping.
• Consumer drones weren't popular.
• The Earth has travelled 68 billion miles through space since 2009.
• Apple's voice assistant "Siri" did not exist in 2009.
• Nobody had smart doorbells with cameras.
• The iPad did not exist in 2009.
• The air fryer did not exist.
• The word "selfie" hadn't caught on yet.
• You couldn't FaceTime someone.
• Gender reveal parties weren't a thing.
• Most people didn't know what a "meme" was.
• You couldn't order food delivery via DoorDash.
• Video games such as "Assassin's Creed II", "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", "Batman: Arkham Asylum", "Borderlands", "Minecraft", and "Resident Evil 5" were released that year.
• Due to the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean, the distance between the United States and Europe has grown 38 centimeters since 2009.
• A person who was born that year has had roughly 30–45 colds in their lifetime.
• The world has gone through 60 seasons of weather.
• Osama bin Laden was still on the run.
• Barack Obama was the President of the United States.
• The world was experiencing a global financial crisis.
• Most people didn't know what an emoji was. Back then, they were known as emoticons or smileys.
• "RuPaul's Drag Race", "Community", "White Collar", "Modern Family", "The Vampire Diaries", and "Jersey Shore" were among the TV shows that started airing that year.
• Internet banking was beginning to become popular.