🧠 Inventions of 2001
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Portable Music Player (iPod)
2 
Wi-Fi Public Hotspots
3 
Online Encyclopedia (Wikipedia)
4 
3G Mobile Networks
5 
Cloud Computing Concept
6 
Digital Video Compression (H.264)
7 
Online Photo Sharing
8 
Instant Messaging Platforms
9 
Tablet Computer Concept
10 
Satellite Broadband Internet
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON August 16, 2001
Full News Archive
- Headline: Daewoo Reports Consistent Profit Surge. Impact: Daewoo's profit surge sparked a new trend where every company suddenly believed they could be the next tech giant, leading to a confusing era of toaster companies trying to sell apps. Thanks, Daewoo!. Fact: Did you know Daewoo once produced the world's tiniest car? It turns out their profits were just as small until they figured out how to make actual money..
- Headline: Sports of The Times; For Tiger, The Bear Is Lurking. Impact: Tiger Woods' slump inadvertently led to a new wave of golf enthusiasts who believed they could achieve greatness with a few YouTube tutorials and a very expensive driver. Spoiler: they couldn't.. Fact: Did you know that Tiger Woods was once so good it felt like he had a cheat code? Now he's just like the rest of us—looking for that one good drive and hoping it leads to something..
- Headline: San Francisco Opens the Gate, and Modern Rushes In. Impact: The modern architectural boom in San Francisco led to a nationwide obsession with minimalism, where people started to believe that living in a white box with no furniture was a lifestyle choice rather than just really bad decorating.. Fact: Did you know that modernist design is just a fancy way of saying 'I have no idea how to decorate, but I like to pretend I'm in a museum'?.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2001, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
AAPL
Apple
Price in 2001
$0.22
Value in 2025
$1,220,264
Apple - If you invested $1,000 in 2001, it would be worth $1,220,264 today (1220.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Amazing Spider-Man #36
$200
Ultimate Spider-Man #1
$50
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1
$50
Y: The Last Man #1
$150
American Gods #1
$25
🧸 Top 5 Toys
LEGO BIONICLE
$150.00
Nintendo Game Boy Advance
$540.00
Harry Potter Movie Merchandise (Action Figures)
$120.00
Bratz Dolls
$150.00
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
$100.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Halo: Combat Evolved
$100.00
Grand Theft Auto III
$200.00
Super Smash Bros. Melee
$74.00
Final Fantasy X
$200.00
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
$25.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon - 1st Edition Blue-Eyes White Dragon
$10,000
2001 Topps Chrome Traded #T247 Ichiro Suzuki Rookie Card
$471
2001 Upper Deck Tiger Woods #1 Rookie Card
$25,100
2001 Pokémon Neo Revelation 1st Edition Holo Houndoom #8
$1,200
2001 SP Authentic Michael Jordan #MM1 Auto Jersey
$40,000