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The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand [and] twenties"; shortened to "the '20s" and also known as "The Twenties") is the current decade that began on 1 January 2020, and will end on 31 December 2029.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath marked the early 2020s. The first reports of the virus were published on 31 December 2019, though the first cases are said to have appeared nearly a month earlier. The pandemic led to a global economic recession, sustained rise in global inflation, and supply chain crisis. The World Health Organization declared the virus a global state of emergency. With multiple extreme weather events and ecological crises continuing to escalate, several world leaders have called the 2020s the "decisive decade" for climate action. The years 2023 and 2024 both broke yearly global temperature records, with 2024 breaching 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, which had been seen as a maximum threshold to prevent significantly negative human impacts on Earth's climate system.

Widespread democratic backsliding continued and many countries' governance shifted from liberal democracy and towards authoritarianism, marking the end of the Post–Cold War era. Ethnic nationalist and other forms of authoritarian tendencies became prominent throughout Europe, Russia, Israel, and the United States. Conservative and right-wing populist leaders maintained or returned to power, such as Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin, while liberal leaders such as Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were defeated or are struggling.

Anti-government demonstrations and revolts occurred, such as the Gen Z protests including the "Asian Spring" in Asian countries, predominantly led by the eponymous Generation Z, in response to inequality, declining standards of living, corruption, democratic backsliding and authoritarianism. Social media has been a common tool for activism and coordination. Protests against responses to COVID-19, against racism and police brutality by the Black Lives Matter movement, and against various forms of governmental jurisdiction, corruption, and authoritarianism occurred; along with citizen riots throughout the United States and Brazil attempting to overturn election results, seen by supporters as stolen, taking place. Among democracies in 2024, its elections saw 80% of incumbent parties lose support worldwide, as with the 2024 United States presidential election. In 2025, Trump triggered a global trade war, marking a new era of protectionism and the end of free trade. (Full article...)

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The King and Queen waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation service

The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. Charles III acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. It was the first coronation held since that of Elizabeth II in 1953, nearly 70 years prior.

The ceremony was structured around an Anglican service of Holy Communion. It included the King taking an oath, being anointed with holy oil, and receiving the coronation regalia, emphasising his spiritual role and secular responsibilities. Representatives of the Church of England and the British royal family declared their allegiance to him, and people throughout the Commonwealth realms were invited to do so. The Queen was crowned in a shorter and simpler ceremony. After the service, members of the royal family travelled to Buckingham Palace in a state procession and appeared on the palace's rear and front balconies. The service was altered from past British coronations to represent the multiple faiths, cultures, and communities of the United Kingdom, and was shorter than Elizabeth II's coronation. It had a peak UK television audience of 20.4 million, making it the most watched television broadcast of 2023, and attracted a global audience of 2 billion people across 125 countries. (Full article...)

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Image 1Goblincore sweater (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 2Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 3A 2020s custom built desktop gaming PC with MSI manufactured hardware (from 2020s in video games)
Image 4Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 5Apple Vision Pro (2024) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 6Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 7Tablets and smartphones (Samsung Galaxy S23 series pictured) would be widely used to play mobile games which now form the largest sector in the gaming industry (from 2020s in video games)
Image 8Clothing items used to express beliefs during a Black Lives Matter protest. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 9French actor and singer Etienne Daho wearing Americana-inspired black leather blouson and red western shirt in 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 10Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 11Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 12In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, all 50 states and D.C. swung rightward, as did around 90% of counties. (from 2020s)
Image 13Dominican Republican–Spanish actor Jean Cruz [es] wearing an early 1980s-inspired outfit in 2021 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 14Countries with at least one election date altered (from 2020s in politics)
Image 15Xbox Series S (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 16Highrise residential building "Palestine Tower" in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 172020: example of a Dark Academia outfit. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 18Nintendo Switch (from 2020s in video games)
Image 19US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the Gaza peace plan during a press conference. (from 2020s)
Image 20 Brightly colored western clothing, early to mid 2020s (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 21Student in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 22The broccoli haircut features short sides and a curly top. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 23Indian actress Ananya Panday wearing long green sequin dress, 2024 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 242020–21: Korean men in the 1980s and 2000s-inspired outfits fashionable in the early 2020s. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 252025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
  Good: 85–100 points
  Satisfactory: 70–85 points
  Problematic: 55–70 points
  Difficult: 40–55 points
  Very serious: <40 points
  Not classified
(from 2020s)
Image 26Aerial view of Tehran suburbs following Israeli airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war. (from 2020s)
Image 27The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 28Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 29US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit for the first time since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine to progress peace talks. (from 2020s)
Image 30Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 31Asus ROG Ally (2023) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 32Kacey Musgraves performing at the Pilgrimage Music Festival (from 2020s in music)
Image 33An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 34K-pop group BTS continued to be one of the most popular bands of the 2020s. (from 2020s in music)
Image 352021: Natalie Biden wearing a matching cloth COVID-19 mask at the inauguration of Joe Biden, her grandfather (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 362021: Black American woman with a kidcore-inspired outfit and brightly dyed hair in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 37Maximalist outfits worn by indie girl group Wet Leg, 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 38Shinzo Abe (from 2020s)
Image 39Taylor Swift continued to dominate the global music industry in the 2020s, seeing unprecedented success. She released the million-selling albums folklore, evermore, Midnights, 1989 (Taylor's Version) and The Tortured Poets Department, and embarked on the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. (from 2020s in music)
Image 40Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan. (from 2020s in politics)
Image 412020: Blush pink dress designed by Shey Natividad for DC Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 42Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 43Quest 2 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 44The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 45In the 2024 U.S. presidential election, all 50 states and D.C. swung rightward, as did around 90% of counties. (from 2020s)
Image 46US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 47An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 48Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 49Nintendo Switch 2 (2025) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 50Oversized workwear-inspired outfit worn by indie rocker Sam Fender in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 51Two women with Jirai Kei outfit, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 52Paetongtarn Shinawatra (from 2020s)
Image 53Singer Jack White wearing striped Madcap England blazer, 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 54The highest-grossing films of the decade so far are James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water and Jiaozi's Ne Zha 2. (from 2020s)
Image 55Aftermath of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in Muan International Airport, Jeju, South Korea (from 2020s)
Image 56Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 57British rapper Stormzy wearing all-black outfit in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 58Steam Deck (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 59Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 60Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 61All pink Barbiecore inspired outfit worn by actress Margot Robbie in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 62Stand-up comedian Kurtis Conner wearing early 2020s mullet hairstyle and mustache. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 63Nintendo Switch OLED (2021) (from 2020s in video games)

The 2024 Democracy Index map by the Economist Intelligence Unit

Full democracies

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8.00–8.99

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Flawed democracies

7.00–7.99

6.00–6.99

Hybrid regimes

5.00–5.99

4.00–4.99

Authoritarian regimes

3.00–3.99

2.00–2.99

1.00–1.99

0.00–0.99

(from 2020s)

Image 65An earthquake-damaged building in Antakya, Turkey in February 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 66US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit for the first time since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine to progress peace talks. (from 2020s)
Image 67Y2K revival fashions of the early and mid 2020s often highlighted pink and other feminine styles, such as retro makeup (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 68Icelandic pop artist Laufey dressed in a high-collared tank top and jeans (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 69Fairy Grunge clothing at an Urban Outfitters store (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 70PICO 4 (2022) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 71Montage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. (from 2020s)
Image 72Melissa Hortman (from 2020s)
Image 73NBA player Jalen Green wearing 5-inch inseams, crew socks, and visible boxer briefs—a common early 2020s style choice. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 74Highrise residential building "Palestine Tower" in Gaza following an Israeli strike during the Gaza war. (from 2020s)
Image 75Paetongtarn Shinawatra (from 2020s)
Image 76Businessman Elon Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2021, with an estimated net worth over $500 billion in October 2025, surpassing Bernard Arnault. (from 2020s)
Image 77NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (2022) one the most popular video cards used for gaming PC's during the decade (from 2020s in video games)
Image 78Ismail Haniyeh (from 2020s)
Image 79Haim and Taylor Swift in glamorous, industrial-inspired all-black outfits in a 2022 concert. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 802021: Italian band Måneskin in androgynous outfits. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 81Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 82Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 83Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 84The Imi N'Tala village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023. (from 2020s)
Image 85Wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Shahriar County, Iran (from 2020s)
Image 86Businessman Elon Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2021, with an estimated net worth over $500 billion in October 2025, surpassing Bernard Arnault. (from 2020s)
Image 87Blackpink's Born Pink became the first album by a girl group in over 20 years to top both the US and UK album charts. (from 2020s in music)
Image 88Yahya Sinwar (from 2020s)
Image 89Charlie Kirk (from 2020s)
Image 90A 2020s laptop gaming PC manufactured by MSI (from 2020s in video games)
Image 91Qasem Soleimani (from 2020s)
Image 92Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 93Karol G (from 2020s in music)

The 2024 Democracy Index map by the Economist Intelligence Unit

Full democracies

9.00–10.00

8.00–8.99

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No data

Flawed democracies

7.00–7.99

6.00–6.99

Hybrid regimes

5.00–5.99

4.00–4.99

Authoritarian regimes

3.00–3.99

2.00–2.99

1.00–1.99

0.00–0.99

(from 2020s)

Image 95Balletcore inspired skirt worn with boho-chic sweater and retro sneakers, 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 96 Taiwanese teen girl in Hanfu, 2024. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 97Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 98Cardigan and flannel coats worn by Taylor Swift, representative of the cottagecore subtrend. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 99Aftermath of the Spanish floods at Sedaví, Horta Sud in October 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 100An earthquake-damaged buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar in March 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 101American playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for the soundtrack of Encanto, a viral phenomenon. (from 2020s in music)
Image 102Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 103American singer Billie Eilish are among the notable examples of Y2K fashion revival. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 104Elderly man dressed up in Stockholm in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 105Confirmed deaths per 100,000 population as of 20 December 2023 (from 2020s in politics)
Image 106French woman attending 2022 Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 107The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 108Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were two female prime ministers in Scandinavia who guided their countries' ascensions into NATO. (from 2020s)
Image 1092021: Nikki Phillips in Fashion Week. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 110Indonesian girls wearing face masks in 2022. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 111Melissa Hortman (from 2020s)
Image 112Syrian rebels at Hama Air Base during the Syrian civil war. (from 2020s)
Image 113Hassan Nasrallah (from 2020s)
Image 114US Marines with SP-MAGTF-CR-CC at an evacuation checkpoint at Kabul Airport on 21 August during the 2021 Fall of Kabul, at the end of the War in Afghanistan. (from 2020s)
Image 115The mullet/shaggy hairstyle became a popular hairstyle among men. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 116Donald Trump (from 2020s)
Image 117 Contemporary Chinese Mao jacket, 2023. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 118Destroyed buildings aftermath of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India (from 2020s)
Image 119Xbox Series X (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 120The Philippine Army joined the rescue efforts after the earthquake in Cebu in October 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 1211960s-inspired outfit from 2021 featuring knee high boots, pop-art-inspired top, miniskirt, and cardigan with checkerboard motif. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 122Teen girl wearing early 2020s fashion trends. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 1232025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
  Good: 85–100 points
  Satisfactory: 70–85 points
  Problematic: 55–70 points
  Difficult: 40–55 points
  Very serious: <40 points
  Not classified
(from 2020s)
Image 124Androgynous outfit worn by alternative singer Yungblud in 2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 125Aftermath of the earthquake at Wajima morning market in January 2024. (from 2020s)
Image 126Maximalist necklace, unknown designer, produced by Pull&Bear, c.2023 (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 127Machine Gun Kelly performing (from 2020s in music)
Image 128The Philippine Army joined the rescue efforts after the earthquake in Cebu in October 2025. (from 2020s)
Image 129Jack Grealish wearing 5-inch inseams with crew socks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 130Ayman al-Zawahiri (from 2020s)
Image 131The crash site of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 in Wuzhou, China (from 2020s)
Image 132The highest-grossing films of the decade so far are James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water and Jiaozi's Ne Zha 2. (from 2020s)
Image 133Clothes for sale in 2021. (from 2020s in fashion)
Image 134Jovenel Moïse (from 2020s)
Image 135PlayStation 5 (2020) (from 2020s in video games)
Image 136US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the Gaza peace plan during a press conference. (from 2020s)
Image 137The AI boom emerged in the 2020s. Generative AI such as Text-to-image models and AI chatbots released publicly. Machine learning systems that took minute(s) to produce blurry images in mid 2022 were able to produce more realistic imagery in seconds by mid 2023. English text would appear as gibberish in earlier AI text-to-image builds, although this was fixed to an extent with newer AI models such as DALL-E 3. (from 2020s)
Image 138Lauren Sánchez exhibiting Mar-a-Lago face in 2022 (from 2020s in fashion)

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Official portrait, 2025

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show The Apprentice, bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 presidential election against Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton. (Full article...)

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