33 Things You'll Be Surprised Didn't Exist 20 Years Ago

 Happy New Year

When reflecting on the past year and peering toward the future, this list will either energize or scare the bejeebers out of you.

Things that didn’t exist January 2002:

Airbnb

Amazon Prime

Amazon Kindle

Android 

Bitcoin

Chrome

Civilian use GPS

Facebook

FaceTime

Firefox

Gmail

Google Maps

Instagram

iOS

iPad

iPhone

LinkedIn

Messenger

Netflix Streaming 

Personal retail DNA testing

Pinterest

Skype

Slack

Snapchat

Spotify

SpaceX

Tesla

TikTok

Twitter

Uber

WhatsApp

YouTube

Zoom

In the words of a famous Virginia Slims ad campaign: "You've come a long way, baby."

Now just imagine with the next 20 years will bring.

Buckle your seatbelt.