2010s
Obama-era years
The 2010s are the decade from 2010 through 2019.
Like other decade terms, it functions as a noun or adjective: 2010s music, the early 2010s, back in the 2010s.
The decade saw the rise of smartphones, social media dominance, and streaming services.
Also written as 2010's or twenty-tens.
2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- BrexitUK leaving European Union
- Occupy Wall Street2011 anti-inequality protest movement
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
- Black Lives MatterCivil rights movement against racist violence
Flint water crisis · Boston Marathon bombing · Paris attacks · Sandy Hook · Hurricane Sandy · Benghazi · government shutdown · Charlie Hebdo
Photo-sharing social platform
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- TikTokShort-form video service
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
selfie · influencer · viral · trending · likes · followers · meme · emoji
Handheld connected computer
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- appsMobile software, briefly
- 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
- LTEWireless broadband standard
tablet · iPad · Siri · Alexa · smartwatch · Fitbit · cloud computing · 3D printing
Subscription streaming service
- SpotifyMusic streaming platform
- HuluVideo streaming platform
- Amazon PrimeE-commerce membership program
- binge-watchingRapid consecutive episode viewing
cord-cutting · Twitch · YouTube · podcasts · original series · streaming wars · on-demand · Chromecast
Forty-fourth president's family name
- TrumpAmerican political surname
- Tea PartySmall-government advocacy movement
- ISISLevantine jihadist organization
- climate activismOrganized push for ecological policy
Greta Thunberg · Bernie Sanders · populism · fake news · post-truth · polarization · nationalism · refugee crisis
Korean viral dance hit
- fidget spinnerPalm-sized rotating distraction
- Pokemon GoLocation-based creature-catching app
- ice bucket challengeFilmed self-soaking for awareness
- mannequin challengeFilmed group frozen pose
Harlem Shake · planking · dabbing · twerking · K-pop · EDM · Game of Thrones · Hamilton
Arab Spring
2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
- BrexitUK leaving European Union
- Occupy Wall Street2011 anti-inequality protest movement
- FukushimaJapanese nuclear accident site
Black Lives Matter · Flint water crisis · Boston Marathon bombing · Paris attacks · Sandy Hook · Hurricane Sandy · Benghazi · government shutdown · Charlie Hebdo · Snowden leaks
Photo-sharing social platform
- SnapchatDisappearing multimedia messenger
- TikTokShort-form video service
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
hashtag · selfie · influencer · viral · trending · likes · followers · meme · emoji · stories
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- appsMobile software, briefly
- 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
LTE · tablet · iPad · Siri · Alexa · smartwatch · Fitbit · cloud computing · 3D printing · CRISPR
Netflix
Subscription streaming service
- SpotifyMusic streaming platform
- HuluVideo streaming platform
- Amazon PrimeE-commerce membership program
binge-watching · cord-cutting · Twitch · YouTube · podcasts · original series · streaming wars · on-demand · Chromecast · Roku
Obama
Forty-fourth president's family name
- TrumpAmerican political surname
- Tea PartySmall-government advocacy movement
- ISISLevantine jihadist organization
climate activism · Greta Thunberg · Bernie Sanders · populism · fake news · post-truth · polarization · nationalism · refugee crisis · opioid epidemic
Gangnam Style
Korean viral dance hit
- fidget spinnerPalm-sized rotating distraction
- Pokemon GoLocation-based creature-catching app
- ice bucket challengeFilmed self-soaking for awareness
mannequin challenge · Harlem Shake · planking · dabbing · twerking · K-pop · EDM · Game of Thrones · Hamilton · Drake
adulting
Doing mundane grownup tasks
slay · on fleek · ghosting · thirsty · squad goals · basic · salty · shade · lowkey · highkey
2010s1910s
Century's second decade
1810s · 1710s · ancient times · prehistory · antiquity
2010sVictorian era
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
Stone Age · 1890s · 1900s · 1910s · Gilded Age
2010sancient history
Study of earliest civilizations
olden days · time immemorial · bygone era · long ago · prehistory