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**Clockwise from top-left:**
The Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center on fire and the Statue of Liberty on the left during the **terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001**;
The **euro** enters into European currency in 2002;
A statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled during the **Iraq War** in 2003, and in 2006, Saddam would be executed for crimes against humanity;
U.S. troops heading toward an army helicopter in **Afghanistan** as part of the war on terror;
**Social media platforms** and the internet become widely popular;
A Chinese soldier gazes at the **2008 Summer Olympics** commencing in Beijing;
The **2008 financial crisis**, the largest financial crisis since the Great Depression;
**A tsunami from the Indian Ocean earthquake** kills over 230,000 in 2004, and becomes the strongest earthquake since the 1964 Alaska earthquake.

The 2000s (pronounced "two-thousands") was a decade that began on January 1, 2000, and ended on December 31, 2009.

The early part of the decade saw the long predicted breakthrough of economic giants in Asia, like India and China, which had double-digit growth during nearly the whole decade. It is also benefited from an economic boom, which saw the two most populous countries becoming an increasingly dominant economic force. The rapid catching-up of emerging economies with developed countries sparked some protectionist tensions during the period and was partly responsible for an increase in energy and food prices at the end of the decade. The economic developments in the latter third of the decade were dominated by a worldwide economic downturn, which started with the crisis in housing and credit in the United States in late 2007 and led to the bankruptcy of major banks and other financial institutions. The outbreak of this global financial crisis sparked a global recession, beginning in the United States and affecting most of the industrialized world.

The decade saw the rise of the Internet, which grew from covering 6.7% to 25.7% of the world population. This contributed to globalization during the decade, which allowed faster communication among people around the world;^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The war on terror and War in Afghanistan began after the September 11 attacks in 2001. The International Criminal Court was formed in 2002. In 2003, a United States-led coalition invaded Iraq, and the Iraq War led to the end of Saddam Hussein's rule as Iraqi President and the Ba'ath Party in Iraq. Al-Qaeda and affiliated Islamist militant groups performed terrorist acts throughout the decade. The Second Congo War, the deadliest conflict since World War II, ended in July 2003. Further wars that ended included the Algerian Civil War, the Angolan Civil War, the Sierra Leone Civil War, the Second Liberian Civil War, the Nepalese Civil War, and the Sri Lankan Civil War. Wars that began included the conflict in the Niger Delta, the Houthi insurgency in Yemen, and the Mexican drug war.

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process along with hosts Germany for the finals tournament. It was the second time that Germany staged the competition and the first as a unified country along with the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city (the other was in 1974 in West Germany), and the 10th time that the tournament was held in Europe.

Italy won the tournament, claiming their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish in third place. Angola, Ukraine, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Trinidad and Tobago and Togo made their first appearances in the competition. It was also the only appearance of Serbia and Montenegro under that name; they had previously appeared in 1998 as Yugoslavia. In late May 2006, immediately prior to the tournament, Montenegro voted in a referendum to become an independent nation and dissolve the loose confederacy then existing between it and Serbia; Serbia recognised the results of the referendum in early June. Due to time constraints, FIFA had Serbia and Montenegro play in the World Cup tournament as one team, marking the first instance of multiple sovereign nations competing as one team in a major football tournament since UEFA Euro 1992. (Full article...)

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Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer and boxing promoter. He is undefeated at 50–0. Mayweather won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight. This includes the Ring magazine title in three weight classes. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight. After retiring from professional boxing in August 2017, he transitioned to exhibition boxing.

As of July 2025, BoxRec ranks him the third greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. Mayweather was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2010s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) and The Sporting News, a two-time winner of The Ring magazine's Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the BWAA Fighter of the Year award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007–2010, 2012–2014). In 2016, ESPN ranked him the greatest boxer, pound for pound, of the last 25 years; in 2024, they also ranked him the best boxer of the 21st century. In 2025, The Ring ranked him the greatest boxer, pound-for-pound, of the 21st century. (Full article...)

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Image 1Swedish teenagers wearing typical late 2000s male hairstyles, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 2Luis Fonsi's "Nada Es Para Siempre" received a nomination for Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year at the 2006 Latin Billboard Music Awards. (from 2000s in music)
Image 3Nintendo DSi (2008) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 4English-Australian singer Peter Andre in 2004 wearing ripped and sandblasted baggy jeans influenced by surfer and hip-hop fashion. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 5Girl with curly brown hair sporting an off-the-shoulder top, a carry over from the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 6Close-fitting vintage printed T-shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 7Black Muntu is an urban rap group with a massive following across Zambia. (from 2000s in music)
Image 8American rapper Jay-Z (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 9In 2005, The New York Times wrote, "Reggaetón has conquered parties, clubs and lately radio; Daddy Yankee's hit "Gasolina" reached MTV and the playlists of many hip-hop stations." (from 2000s in music)
Image 10An orchestra performing a Video Games Live event (from 2000s in video games)
Image 11Buzz! controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 12Madonna's Sticky and Sweet Tour became the highest grossing female tour and the highest grossing solo tour of all-time making $408 million in 85 shows. (from 2000s in music)
Image 13Slim-fit tweed popular in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 14Modest Mouse (from 2000s in music)
Image 15Sean Paul's third album The Trinity debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, breaking records with its first-week sales for a reggae/dancehall artist, and eventually going Platinum in the United States. (from 2000s in music)
Image 16On September 23, 2004, the RIAA certified Up! at 11× Platinum, giving Shania Twain the distinction of being the only female artist to have three consecutive diamond albums released in the United States. (from 2000s in music)
Image 17Miranda Kerr in 2004 modeling for Obar Jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 18Bon Jovi's Lost Highway Tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 19Swedish Raggare, 2005. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 20Paisley handbag associated with the boho-chic look. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 21Ramallah Underground have been considered the founders of Palestinian hip-hop. (from 2000s in music)
Image 22Young American woman in 2007 during the mid-2000s wearing a white miniskirt, a blue bikini top, and sunglasses a brief example how mid-2000s fashion still remained fashionable until 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 23In Taiwan alone, 250,000 copies of S.H.E's Super Star were sold. (from 2000s in music)
Image 24Chinese skaters, 2007. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 25Guitar Hero controller (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 26Young woman in 2003 wearing a horizontal striped shirt and boot-cut jeans. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 27Chunky sneakers of the early 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 28Young woman in summer 2009 wearing all black clothes (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 29Xbox 360 (2005) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 30Justin Timberlake was one of the best-selling male artists of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 31PSP Go (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 32People wearing loose jeans in New Zealand, 2007. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 33Game Boy Advance SP (2003) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 34Scene kids, 2008 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 35Game Boy Advance (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 36Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Julia Roberts, and Steven Soderbergh wearing brown leather jackets in December 2001 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 37An Xbox Debug Kit, intended for game developers on porting PC games to the Xbox. (from 2000s in video games)
Image 38Good Charlotte received platinum status and gained a large fan base worldwide. (from 2000s in music)
Image 39Leeann Tweeden, 2003, wearing an off-the-shoulder top and cargo pants. She also sports highlights on her hair. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 40Blink-182's song "All the Small Things" kickstarted a resurgence of interest in pop rock. (from 2000s in music)
Image 41Singer-songwriter-guitarist Tanya Chua was successful during the 2000s as a leading Mandopop artist. (from 2000s in music)
Image 42WonderSwan Color (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 43Navel piercings were popular from 1995 all the way to 2007/2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 44Xbox (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 45Female tourists in 2005 sporting colorful mid-2000s athletic fashions. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 46Lady Gaga's single, "Poker Face", reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the UK. (from 2000s in music)
Image 47Singer Mary J. Blige topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 with her smash single, "Family Affair", taken from hit album No More Drama. (from 2000s in music)
Image 48Young women in Portugal with straightened hair and thick makeup in 2007 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 49Haifa Wehbe released her second studio album Baddi Aech (Arabic: بدي عيش, English: "I Want to Live") in early 2005, following the success of lead single "Ya Hayat Albi." Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri, the title single of the album is about "freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights". (from 2000s in music)
Image 50American rapper Eminem is the most commercially successful artist of the decade.
Image 51Jamaican woman with cornrows, 2002. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 52In 2002, Grinspoon performed at the Australian Record Industry Association Awards. (from 2000s in music)
Image 53In 2003, Stephon Harris's album The Grand Unification Theory won the Martin E. Segal Award from Jazz at Lincoln Center. (from 2000s in music)
Image 54Lady Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008), reached No. 1 in Canada, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland and topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 55Wii (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 56Aaliyah wearing a bandana and hoop earrings in 2000 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 57British "Chav" wearing tracksuit and baseball cap. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 58Aerosmith toured for every year of the 2000s except 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 59Slim-fitting plaid Western shirt gained popularity in the UK in the late 2000s (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 60Ecuadorian emo kids from the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 61Mariah Carey's 2008 album E=MC² spawned her 18th chart-topper, "Touch My Body", with which she surpassed Elvis Presley to become the solo artist with the most Hot 100 No. 1 songs in history. (from 2000s in music)
Image 62Amaral - the best- selling Spanish alternantive rock duo of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 63Darius Rucker had three No. 1 country hits in 2008–09: "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", "It Won't Be Like This for Long" and "Alright". (from 2000s in music)
Image 64American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is the most successful winner of American Idol and a key artist in the power pop and pop rock movement of the 2000s.
Image 65T-Pain was initially criticized for popularizing autotune, which is now considered an iconic trend of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 66Soulja Boy's 2007 debut single "Crank That" was considered the biggest dance fad since the Macarena. (from 2000s in music)
Image 67Californian band Orson in 2006 wearing mid 1960s-inspired apparel (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 68Tattoos and extreme body piercings went mainstream in the late 2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 69Australian electronic group The Avalanches released their debut album Since I Left You in 2000. (from 2000s in music)
Image 70Taylor Swift rose to fame in the late 2000s, with her unique country-pop style, spawning global hits like "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me". (from 2000s in music)
Image 71A cybergoth with goggles, synthetic blue hair and shaved head, 2005 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 72Woman wearing backless top and microskirt at Cologne Pride, 2006. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 73German Mosher, the more punk-like incarnation of scene, early to mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 74PlayStation 2 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 75PlayStation 3 (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 76EyeToy (2003) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 77Indie rock singer Damian Kulash wearing psychedelic 1960s-inspired clothing, 2006 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 78Janet Jackson was awarded the American Music Awards' Award of Merit in March 2001 for "her finely crafted, critically acclaimed and socially conscious, multi-platinum albums". (from 2000s in music)
Image 79Coldplay is considered to be the most successful British rock act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 80Shakira was the best selling Latin female artist, also one of the best selling women of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 81Model in mid-2000s in 2005 wearing low-rise jeans, a newsboy cap, and a belly shirt (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 82The Black Eyed Peas began utilizing Auto-Tune and electropop–dance in their most successful album to date, The E.N.D., which spawned five top ten hit singles.
Image 83Beyoncé was one of the best selling female performers of the 2000s.
Image 84Wings haircut worn by singer Justin Bieber in 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 85Nas is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. (from 2000s in music)
Image 86The flared jeans of the late 1990s remained fashionable throughout the early and mid-2000s. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 87Tasha Baxter's breakthrough in the international music charts started with "In the Beginning" in 2002. (from 2000s in music)
Image 88Canadian Avril Lavigne was the biggest breakthrough of the 2000s worldwide with 40 million albums sold.
Image 89Aria Wallace and Victoria Justice playing Guitar Hero (from 2000s in video games)
Image 90Swedish actors in 2002 sporting various early 2000s fashions and hairstyles. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 91Nintendo DS Lite (2006) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 92Nuon (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 93Snake II on a Nokia 3310 (2000) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 94American Idol winner Carrie Underwood registered successful songs on country music charts. (from 2000s in music)
Image 95Jennifer Lopez was the first actress and singer in history to have both a film and an album at No. 1 in the same week. (from 2000s in music)
Image 96Paulina Rubio's Paulina remained on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart for 99 weeks. (from 2000s in music)
Image 97Britney Spears was the best-selling female artist of the decade.
Image 98PlayStation Portable (2004) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 99Fergie's The Dutchess sold over 6 million copies worldwide becoming one of the most successful albums of the era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 100In 2007, it took four hours for TVXQ to sell out 33,000 seats for a series of concerts in Seoul. (from 2000s in music)
Image 101Winklepicker boots fashionable in England, Italy and Mexico from 2005 onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 102Following her 1990's success, Namie Amuro remained popular during this era. (from 2000s in music)
Image 103Lynda Thomas released successful rock singles in 2000 and 2001. (from 2000s in music)
Image 104In 2004, Daddy Yankee released his international hit single "Gasolina", which is credited with introducing reggaeton to audiences worldwide, and making the music genre a global phenomenon. (from 2000s in music)
Image 105In 2009, Phyzix released his debut studio album The Lone Ranger LP which contained the hit singles Cholapitsa and Gamba. (from 2000s in music)
Image 106Indian couple wearing a mixture of traditional dress and Western clothing (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 107Young woman wearing dress made from African patterned fabric in 2008. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 108Nickelback has sold over 50 million albums and was one of the biggest post-grunge bands of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 109Kiff No Beat is an Ivorian hip-hop group from Abidjan. It was formed in 2009, and composed of five members. (from 2000s in music)
Image 110Ayumi Hamasaki was one of the most popular Japanese stars of the 2000s, known as "The Empress of Japanese Pop". (from 2000s in music)
Image 111Jared Leto wearing slim-fit formal wear; Popular 2008–onwards. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 112Enya's 2000 album A Day Without Rain sold 15 million copies. (from 2000s in music)
Image 113Young woman wearing sundress and Christian Louboutin shoes, 2009. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 114Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel are members of the High School Musical, Disney's most successful musical and soundtracks of the 2000s.
Image 115Nintendo DSi XL (2009) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 116Robyn on tour in 2003. (from 2000s in music)
Image 117Dennis Rodman wearing an Ed Hardy shirt, and Donald Trump wearing a navy blue two button suit in 2009 (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 118Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performing in 2005. Foo Fighters achieved major commercial success and won multiple Grammy Awards in the 2000s, including Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001, 2004, and 2008. (from 2000s in music)
Image 119O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei" topped charts in France, Germany, and Austria for over three months, reached number 3 in the United Kingdom and number 72 on the US Pop 100. (from 2000s in music)
Image 120Zoë Bell in 2006 sporting a medium length hairstyle and blended highlights (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 121During the decade, Flavour N'abania was able to find success by embracing older genres, such as highlife, and remixing them into something more modern. (from 2000s in music)
Image 122Nintendo DS (2004) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 123GameCube (2001) (from 2000s in video games)
Image 124Three of System of a Down's albums debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. (from 2000s in music)
Image 125Anika Moa's debut studio album Thinking Room, released in 2001, reached number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart. (from 2000s in music)
Image 126Delta Goodrem released her debut album Innocent Eyes in 2003 which became a monster smash hit – it went to No. 1 and stayed for 29 non-consecutive weeks, being certified 14× Platinum for selling over 1 million copies, the second most of all time in Australia. (from 2000s in music)
Image 127Jay Chou was a dominant force in Asian music for almost all of the 2000s and the first half of the next decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 128BoA's No. 1 was the fourth-best-selling record of 2002 in South Korea. (from 2000s in music)
Image 129In 2008, Amy Winehouse tied the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night and became the first British woman to win five Grammys. (from 2000s in music)
Image 130Kylie Minogue is considered the biggest Australian pop act of the decade. (from 2000s in music)
Image 131Alicia Keys was the best selling female R&B performer of the 2000s. (from 2000s in music)
Image 132Example of the two button slim-fit suit popular in the late 2000s in the UK, US and China. (from 2000s in fashion)
Image 133My Chemical Romance is considered one of the most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in the pop-punk and emo genres, despite the band rejecting the latter label. (from 2000s in music)

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