2020s
This present decade
The 2020s are the decade spanning 2020 to 2029.
The decade opened with the COVID-19 pandemic, which reshaped work, travel, and daily life worldwide.
In casual use, the twenties can mean either this decade or the 1920s, with context usually clarifying: Housing prices exploded in the twenties.
Post-millennial demographic cohort
- streaming warsRivalry among video services
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- content creatorMakes digital media professionally
- doomscrollingCompulsive consumption of distressing content
quiet quitting · cottagecore · true crime · K-pop · BTS · Wordle · Among Us · plant-based
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- social distancingDeliberate interpersonal spacing
vaccine · mask mandate · flatten the curve · outbreak · Zoom fatigue · remote work · essential workers · contact tracing
Machines mimicking human thought
- ChatGPTConversational AI assistant
- TikTokShort-form video service
- 5GCurrent mobile network standard
- electric vehiclesBattery-powered motor transport
cryptocurrency · NFT · blockchain · deep learning · machine learning · quantum computing · smart home · wearables
Civil rights movement against racist violence
- MeTooAnti-harassment accountability movement
- cancel cultureMass public shunning online
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
social justice · accountability · allyship · George Floyd · systemic racism · representation · diversity · inclusion
Violent uprising against authority
- January 6thSixth day, first month
- Capitol riotAttack on Congress
- Biden46th American president
- TrumpAmerican political surname
disinformation · polarization · populism · Brexit · election denial · misinformation · authoritarianism · voting rights
Destabilizing atmospheric heating
- extreme weatherUnusual, dangerous atmospheric events
- wildfiresUncontrolled outdoor blazes
- heat domeStationary high-pressure extreme warmth
- atmospheric riverConcentrated aerial water vapor flow
net zero · renewable energy · Greta Thunberg · climate activism · sustainability · carbon footprint · electric vehicles · solar power
Gen Z
Post-millennial demographic cohort
- streaming warsRivalry among video services
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- content creatorMakes digital media professionally
doomscrolling · quiet quitting · cottagecore · true crime · K-pop · BTS · Wordle · Among Us · plant-based · sustainability
COVID-19
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
social distancing · vaccine · mask mandate · flatten the curve · outbreak · Zoom fatigue · remote work · essential workers · contact tracing · booster shot
artificial intelligence
Machines mimicking human thought
electric vehicles · cryptocurrency · NFT · blockchain · deep learning · machine learning · quantum computing · smart home · wearables · facial recognition
Black Lives Matter
Civil rights movement against racist violence
- MeTooAnti-harassment accountability movement
- cancel cultureMass public shunning online
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
activism · social justice · accountability · allyship · George Floyd · systemic racism · representation · diversity · inclusion · reckoning
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- January 6thSixth day, first month
- Capitol riotAttack on Congress
- Biden46th American president
Trump · disinformation · polarization · populism · Brexit · election denial · misinformation · authoritarianism · voting rights · Supreme Court
climate crisis
Destabilizing atmospheric heating
- extreme weatherUnusual, dangerous atmospheric events
- wildfiresUncontrolled outdoor blazes
- heat domeStationary high-pressure extreme warmth
atmospheric river · net zero · renewable energy · Greta Thunberg · climate activism · sustainability · carbon footprint · electric vehicles · solar power · wind energy
2020sancient times
Long-ago historical era
prehistory · antiquity · 1920s · Stone Age · Middle Ages
- Tokyo 2020Postponed Japanese Olympics