🧠 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 21, 2009
Full News Archive
- Headline: Iranian Clerical Conflict Escalates. Impact: This political unrest in Iran may have indirectly led to a modern-day clerical fashion statement: clerics in stylish sunglasses. Who knew that a rift among religious leaders would spark a trend that would later inspire influencers?. Fact: Did you know that Iran's political landscape is so complicated that even a Rubik's Cube would throw in the towel?.
- Headline: New CDs. Impact: The release of these new CDs may have sparked a musical revolution that ultimately led to the creation of the 'Spotify Generation.' Because nothing says 'innovation' like rehashing old hits and calling it a playlist!. Fact: Did you know that listening to the Mars Volta can lead to an existential crisis? Or maybe that's just the music—hard to tell sometimes!.
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