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Also known as 3rd-millennium, 3rd millennium c.e., third millennium

current millennium, spanning the years 2001 to 3000

AI overview

The 3rd millennium is the current period of time that runs from the year 2001 through 3000. It matters because it encompasses the present day and the next thousand years of human history, culture, and development.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
millennium
Part of
Common Era
Has part
30th century
Followed by
4th millennium
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different from
3rd millennium BC
end time
3000-12-31
Commons category
3rd millennium
topic's main category
Category:3rd millennium
point in time
3000-01-01
start time
2001-01-01
category for births in this time period
Category:3rd-millennium births
category for deaths in this time period
Category:3rd-millennium deaths
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Encyclopedic overview

The third millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000. It began on January 1, 2001 (MMI) and will end on December 31, 3000 (MMM), (21st to 30th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2451910.5 – 2817151.5).

Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what will likely continue and what could plausibly change in this period and beyond.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “3rd millennium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.