Films

• A24 is founded and becomes a force to be reckoned with in independent film.
• Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins an Oscar.
• Neon is founded and takes Cannes by storm.
• Hollywood goes on strike against AI.
• Barbenheimer revitalises cinemas post-pandemic.
• Avatar's sequels finally come out.
• Studio Ghibli has released six films.
• Pixar has released 17 films.
• Ne Zha 2 becomes the first foreign language film to not only gross $1 billion, but also $2 billion.

Related to Tintin

• Steven Spielberg has directed nine films.
• Peter Jackson has directed four films, one of which was a documentary, and a documentary miniseries about the Beatles' recording of Let It Be.

Film series that launched

• Phases 2 and beyond of the MCU
• John Wick
• The Star Wars sequel trilogy
• Two Spider-Man reboots, one with the MCU
• Spider-Man: Spider-Verse
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Fengshen Cinematic Universe

Television

• The classic trio (Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May) depart Top Gear after Clarkson punches a producer.
• Game of Thrones, a juggernaut in the early-to-mid 2010s, crashes and burns in a widely panned final season.

Television series that started and ended (not counting miniseries)

• BoJack Horseman
• The Grand Tour
• Squid Game

Video games

• Minecraft goes from an indie hit to the biggest video game of all time.
• Grand Theft Auto V becomes one of the biggest entertainment products of all time, raking in more cash than Hollywood blockbusters.
• Hideo Kojima departs Konami and goes independent after Metal Gear Solid V.

Video game series that launched

• Splatoon
• Death Stranding
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Video game consoles

• PlayStation 4
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X and S
• Wii U
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch 2

Science and technology

• In 2011, the latest model of iPhone was the iPhone 4S, with a dual core CPU and 512MB of RAM. In 2025, the top of the range model is the iPhone 16 Pro Max, with a 6-core CPU and 8GB of RAM.
• We finally see what a black hole looks like.
• The AI boom happens, gaining steam in the early 2020s.
• Elon Musk buys Twitter and renames it "X".

World events

• Edward Snowden leaks evidence the NSA was spying on the public.
• The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union.
• The COVID-19 pandemic happens.
• The January 6 insurrection.
• The Taliban regain control of Afghanistan.
• Russia begins an invasion of Ukraine.
• Queen Elizabeth II dies.
• A poorly designed submarine implodes near the wreck of the Titanic, killing everyone onboard.
• Israel launches into a genocide against Gazans.
• The Syrian Civil War ends.

Things that took less time

• The American Civil War.
• World War I.
• World War II.
• American full-scale involvement in the Vietnam War.
• The Beatles' entire career.
• The construction of the Suez Canal.