In 2026, TikTok and Instagram are looking back to 2016 and remembering the ‘good times’—here’s why some social media users are so nostalgic for the old days. 2016 was only a decade ago, but online ...

Social media users are striving for a 2016 resurgence, ten years later Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She joined PEOPLE in 2024. Her work has previously ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Your Instagram algorithm did not suddenly glitch back to a decade ago. The wave of 2016 ...

Do you remember what you were doing in 2016? The year is stirring up serious nostalgia on social media. On TikTok, the phrase “2026 is the new 2016” is trending, with many people sharing videos about ...

Pounds of contour. Boxy brows. Cut creases. Whether you love it or hate it, the “more is better” makeup from YouTube’s tutorial era had us in a chokehold in 2016. With everyone talking about 2016 ...

Measles was eradicated in the Americas, Beyoncé made “Lemonade” and liberal hopes were high for the first woman president. Voters were encouraged to Pokémon Go to the polls. Remember 2016? A decade on ...

Gen Z is romanticizing 2016, a period many associate with a stronger economy and lighter cultural mood. Experts say nostalgia is functioning as a form of risk aversion, as consumers gravitate toward ...

Well, it’s the start of a brand-new year. But instead of planning for the future and looking ahead, all anyone seems to want to do is to go back. Thanks to a new TikTok hazy purple-blue filter ...

If 2026 is the new 2016, the entertainment industry will need to try to emulate the success of these projects that dominated the box office, snatched Emmys and Oscars and have remained touchstones of ...