🧠 Inventions of 2009
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin)
2 
Mobile Voice Assistant
3 
Cloud Database Services
4 
4G LTE Networks
5 
Smartphone Camera Improvements
6 
Online Streaming Subscriptions
7 
Digital Navigation with Real-Time Traffic
8 
Virtual Reality Headset Prototype
9 
Social Media Mobile Apps
10 
Digital Payment Wallet
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON June 1, 2009
Full News Archive
- Headline: Leno's Late Night Gamble. Impact: If Jay Leno had flopped, we might have been stuck with endless reruns of 'Two and a Half Men' in prime time. Just imagine the butterfly effect: fewer late-night comedians, more dad jokes at family gatherings.. Fact: Jay Leno's chin is so prominent that it has its own zip code. Seriously, it’s like a national landmark..
- Headline: After Many Stumbles, the Fall of a Giant. Impact: The fall of General Motors might have inspired the rise of countless startup car companies—because if GM could stumble, why not the next guy? Just think, we could have had an electric car made out of recycled soda cans by now!. Fact: General Motors once had over 50% of the U.S. car market. They were like the high school quarterback who peaked too early—now look at them!.
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2009, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #3
NFLX
Netflix
Price in 2009
$0.43
Value in 2025
$220,288
Netflix - If you invested $1,000 in 2009, it would be worth $220,288 today (220.3x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #854
$25
Batman and Robin #1
$42,000
Chew #1
$50
Captain America: Reborn #1
$25
The Walking Dead #60
$75
🧸 Top 5 Toys
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
$50.00
Zhu Zhu Pets
$50.00
Lego Games
$300.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
Mindflex
$75.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
$55.00
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
$50.00
Assassin's Creed II
$40.00
Minecraft
$150.00
Batman: Arkham Asylum
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Mike Trout Autograph
$46,800
2009 Topps UFC Round 1 Brock Lesnar Autograph
$1,200
2009 Panini Crown Royale Tom Brady Autograph
$240,000
2009 Pokémon Platinum Arceus Holo
$1,500
2009 Topps Chrome Stephen Curry Rookie Card
$1,888.00