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Section sizes Section size for 2020s (72 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 16,520 16,520 882 882 Politics and wars 109 312,110 0 2,656 Major conflicts 130 33,885 7 262 International wars 15,534 15,534 175 175 Civil wars 18,221 18,221 80 80 Revolutions and major protests 88,792 88,792 449 449 Terrorist attacks 9,621 9,621 40 40 Political trends 13,248 34,334 366 1,171 Political economic trends 12,035 12,035 368 368 Electoral trends 8,417 8,417 348 348 Deaths 634 634 89 89 Prominent political events 34 145,304 0 734 Coups 13,623 13,623 9 9 Africa 2,853 2,853 0 0 Americas 50,236 50,236 276 276 Asia 32,257 32,257 257 257 Europe 38,298 38,298 192 192 Oceania 8,003 8,003 0 0 World leaders 65 65 0 0 Assassinations and attempts 32,697 32,697 36 36 Disasters 70 99,313 0 263 Non-natural disasters 32 23,142 1 82 Aviation 8,461 8,461 81 81 General 12,363 12,363 0 0 Fires 2,286 2,286 0 0 Natural disasters 71 76,101 0 181 Earthquakes and tsunamis 17,014 17,014 106 106 Tropical cyclones 19,682 19,682 0 0 Tornadoes 3,475 3,475 0 0 Floods, avalanches, and mudslides 13,972 13,972 52 52 Volcanic eruptions 3,721 3,721 0 0 Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires 14,343 14,343 0 0 Biological disasters 374 374 0 0 Other natural events 3,449 3,449 23 23 Economics 8,057 12,490 328 563 Trade 4,433 4,433 235 235 Health 11 3,139 0 0 Epidemics/Outbreaks 1,127 1,127 0 0 Pandemics 2,001 2,001 0 0 Science and technology 1,995 16,931 30 611 Artificial intelligence 5,458 5,458 149 149 Communications and electronics 305 305 0 0 Spaceflight 5,785 5,785 432 432 Software and electronic platforms 668 668 0 0 Technology 2,720 2,720 0 0 Society 46 15,246 0 632 Social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic 2,325 2,325 289 289 Population 1,620 1,620 0 0 Gender 3,526 3,526 234 234 Environmentalism 5,448 5,448 108 108 LGBTQ rights 2,281 2,281 1 1 Global goals and issues 18,514 18,514 33 33 Popular culture 10,996 63,224 1,434 3,929 Fashion 2,397 2,397 137 137 Film 5,529 5,529 442 442 Television 2,197 8,307 159 481 Animated 2,538 2,538 143 143 Live-action 3,572 3,572 179 179 Music 5,612 5,612 211 211 Video games 4,614 4,614 286 286 Architecture 7,994 7,994 298 298 Sports 4,069 14,627 208 513 Football 4,408 4,408 56 56 Baseball 2,081 2,081 126 126 Basketball 4,069 4,069 123 123 Food 3,055 3,055 127 127 Literature 93 93 0 0 See also 128 366 0 15 Timeline 238 238 15 15 Notes 26 26 0 0 References 51 51 0 0 External links 230 230 0 0 Total 590,857 590,857 9,620 9,620

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Why is there a collage already? Aren't we supposed to wait til the end of the decade? Hacked (Talk|Contribs) 20:03, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why do they keep editing ai out of the main collage and of the paragraph on technology. It is by far the biggest technological and cultural (not related to politics or natural disasters) of this decade. It is also a new theme to the 2020s, all of the topics on the technology section in the summary page are things from the 2010s. ~2025-32955-72 (talk) 01:12, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There does appear to be a strong anti-AI bias in this article. (This is coming from someone who does not like AI, in any capacity). But it would be naive to deny the impact it has made and will continue to make.

Take the closing sentence of the intro: "The growth of cryptocurrencies and AI led to the cryptocurrency bubble and AI bubble, with both involved in a circular flow of investments believed to be artificially significantly inflating their actual values."

But even the Wikipedia article for "AI bubble" itself labels it only as a theory. ~2025-31543-74 (talk) 09:20, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It’s ridiculous. This is supposed to be a non biased article that encapsulates the ethos of the decade. AI is top 5 biggest topics for the 2020s, and to ignore it is ridiculous and just plain misinformation. Comparing it to crypto is insane, considering the impact AI is having in education, entertainment, work, and basically most areas of life. The article seemed to represent the impact of AI better a few weeks back, however I don’t know who keeps making changes that have led to this. ~2025-32955-72 (talk) 22:33, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It appears the change was made by user Glaucnor on 6 Nov 2025 at 02:22. I think maybe this article should be given a status of semi-protection, because it discusses topics such as this one that are controversial in the general public opinion. Polligone (talk) 17:31, 19 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article makes a mention to Trump's tarriffs, saying that the mark the end of free trade. Per WP:TDS, WP:10YEARS and WP:CRYSTAL, I believe this claim is dubious at best and opinionated at worst and for that I have marked it as dubious, since, as long as I am aware, global (free) trade is still ongoing despite Trump's best efforts. Oakchris1955 (talk) 09:44, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. To call this the "end of free trade" is certainly dubious, and very America-centric. Global free trade is going just fine. Polligone (talk) 23:41, 26 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]