🧠 Inventions of 1999
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Smartphone Platform
2 
Wi-Fi Standard Expansion (802.11b)
3 
Online Payment Platform
4 
Search Engine Advertising Model
5 
MP3 Player Ecosystem
6 
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
7 
Digital Video Recorder (DVR)
8 
Voice over IP Services
9 
Location-Based Services
10 
Online Gaming Platforms
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON October 1, 1999
Full News Archive
- Headline: Scandinavia Co's Stock Surge Explained. Impact: The meteoric rise of Scandinavia Co's stock value led to a series of tech startups adopting the name 'Scandinavia' in hopes of riding the coattails of financial success. Fast forward a couple decades, and we have an influx of Scandinavian-themed cafes and yoga studios that have absolutely nothing to do with the company, but hey, they serve great lattes.. Fact: Did you know that the only thing faster than Scandinavia Co's stock price rise is the speed at which people will start using the word 'unicorn' to describe it?.
- Headline: Yanks Clinch East, but (Ahem) Best Record Is Undecided. Impact: The Yankees clinching the East Division Championship led to an increase in hot dog sales across stadiums. This, in turn, caused a nationwide hot dog shortage that sparked the Great Hot Dog Crisis of the early 2000s. Who knew sports could be so deliciously destructive?. Fact: Did you know that the only thing more inflated than the Yankees' egos is the price of a hot dog at a game? It’s like they think they’re serving gourmet meals instead of the same mystery meat on a bun..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 1999, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #2
AAPL
Apple
Price in 1999
$0.31
Value in 2025
$880,068
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 1999, it would be worth $880,068 today (880.1x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Batman: Harley Quinn #1
$35.00
The Authority #1
$75
Planetary #1
$1,200
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace #1
$200
Bluntman and Chronic #1
$15
🧸 Top 5 Toys
LEGO Star Wars Sets
$150.00
Pokemon Trading Card Game
$150.00
Furby
$30.00
Razor Scooter
$150.00
Beyblade
$700.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Super Smash Bros.
$500.00
Silent Hill
$147.48
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
$750.00
Final Fantasy VIII
$200.00
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
1999 Pokémon Base Set 1st Edition Charizard Holo #4
$1,655
1999 Bandai Dragon Ball Z Japanese Prism Card #PP-06 (Son Goku Super Saiyan)
Unknown
1999 Sports Illustrated for Kids Tiger Woods #536
$20,400
1999 Wizards of the Coast Magic: The Gathering 'Urza's Legacy' Foil Grim Monolith
$250
1999 Pokémon Japanese Promo Tropical Mega Battle Tropical Wind
$65,100