millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...

is 1000 years. Millennium may also refer to:

Religion

Millennialism Millennialism () or chiliasm (from the Greek equivalent) is a belief which is held by some religious denominations. According to this belief, a Messianic Age will be established on Earth prior to the Last Judgment and the future permanent s ...

, describing the 1000-year reign of Christ *

Millenarianism Millenarianism or millenarism () is the belief by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming fundamental transformation of society, after which "all things will be changed". Millenarianism exists in various cultures and re ...

, the belief by a group in a coming major transformation of society after which all things will be changed * ''

Tertio millennio adveniente ''Tertio millennio adveniente'' (Latin for 'As the third millennium approaches') is an apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II, promulgated on 10 November 1994, concerning preparation for the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. In the letter, the po ...

'', an apostolic letter in preparation for the Roman Catholic Church's Great Jubilee

Transportation

* Edel Millennium, a South Korean paraglider design * ''Millennium'' (ship), a cruise ship * Millennium train, an electric train run by Sydney Trains in Sydney

Software

Millennium bug The term year 2000 problem, or simply Y2K, refers to potential computer errors related to the Time formatting and storage bugs, formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and after the year 2000. Many Computer program, programs repr ...

, aka Y2K or Year 2000 problem, a data storage problem from the practice of abbreviating a four-digit year to two digits *

Windows ME Windows Me (Millennium Edition) is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. It was the successor to Windows 98, and was released to manufacturing on June 19, 2000, and t ...

, Windows Millennium Edition, an operating system * Millennium, an integrated library system software package published by Innovative Interfaces, Inc.

Books

Comics

Millennium (comics) "Millennium" was a comic book crossover story line that ran through an eight-issue, self-titled, limited series and various other titles cover dated January and February 1988 by DC Comics. The limited series was published weekly, which was a d ...

, a series produced by DC Comics *

Millennium Publications Millennium Publications was an American independent comic book publishing company active in the 1990s. Initially known as a publisher of licensed properties, Millennium adapted works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Lester Dent, Robert E. Howard, Harlan E ...

, a defunct comic book publisher * Millennium, Vampire Nazi regiment in the ''Hellsing'' manga series * Millennium Items, magical relics in the manga series ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''

Fiction

* ''The Millennium'', a 1924 novel by

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 California gubernatorial election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...

* ''Millennium'', a 1976 novel in the Chet Kinsman series by

Ben Bova Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of ''Analog Science Fiction and Fac ...

* ''Millennium'' (novel), a 1983 science fiction novel by John Varley * ''Millennium'', a 1995 novel by Jack Anderson * ''Millennium'' (novel series), circa 2005, a series of novels spawning from a trilogy created by Stieg Larsson, also made into films, and continued by others

Non-fiction

* ''Millennium: A History of Our Last Thousand Years'', a 1995 book by

Felipe Fernández-Armesto Felipe Fernández-Armesto (born 1950) is a British professor of history and author of several popular works, notably on cultural and environmental history. Life and career He was born in London; his father was the Spanish journalist Felipe Fern ...

* ''Millennium'' (Holland book), a 2008 book by historian Tom Holland * '' Millennium: Journal of International Studies'', an academic periodical published from 1971–present

Television and film

* ''Millennium'' (film), 1989 film based on the short story "Air Raid" by John Varley * ''Millennium'' (TV series), 1996 television series by ''The X-Files'' creator Chris Carter * ''Millennium'' (miniseries), 2010 Swedish miniseries based on the film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series * "The Millennium" (''Seinfeld''), 1997 episode from the eighth season * "Millennium" (''The X-Files''), 1999 episode from the seventh season * ''

CNN Millennium CNN Millennium or Millennium: A Thousand Years of History or MM Millenium or Millennium is a CNN Perspectives television series or miniseries about world history during the 2nd millennium from the 11th to the 20th centuries. The Millennium seri ...

'', 1999 television series on human history from the 11th to the 20th centuries. * '' Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World'', 1992 documentary series by anthropologist David Maybury-Lewis *

Millennium Entertainment Alchemy (formerly Millennium Entertainment) was an American independent global film distributor based in Los Angeles, California. The company acquired and distributed feature films, television series and specialty programming. History Millennium ...

, American independent film distributor * ''

Millennium Falcon The ''Millennium Falcon'' is a fictional starship in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Designed by Joe Johnston for the film ''Star Wars'' (1977), it has subsequently appeared in '' The Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), ''The Empire Strikes Back' ...

'', fictional starship from the ''Star Wars'' films

Music

Millennium Records Millennium Records is a defunct record label run by record producer Jimmy Ienner from 1976 to 1983. During its RCA-distributed years, a significant portion of its output was content licensed from Canadian record labels. Hits The label's best-se ...

, a record label

Bands

The Millennium (band) The Millennium were an American sunshine pop band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1967. History Boettcher had originally worked with drummer Ron Edgar for a brief time in the folk group The GoldeBriars. After The GoldeBriars dissolved, ...

, a 1960s band led by Curt Boettcher * Millennium (Indian band), a heavy metal band from Bangalore, India * Millenium (Polish band), a progressive rock band from Poland

Albums

* ''Millennium'' (Backstreet Boys album), 1999 * ''Millennium'' (Earth, Wind & Fire album), 1993 * ''Millennium'' (Front Line Assembly album), 1994 * ''Millennium'' (Monstrosity album), 1996

Songs

* "Millennium" (Front Line Assembly song), a 1994 industrial metal song * "Millennium" (song), a 1998 song by Robbie Williams * "Millennium", 1994 song by Killing Joke from the album '' Pandemonium''

Video games

* '' Millennium 2.2'', a 1989 resource management game for Atari ST, Amiga and the PC * '' Millennia: Altered Destinies'', a PC game created by Take 2 Interactive in 1995 * ''Millennium'' (video game series), a Japanese series launched in 2009 * ''

Millennia A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting p ...

'', a 2024 PC 4X turn-based strategy game

Companies, countries and other organizations

Millennium BCP A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting p ...

, a private bank in Portugal *

Millennium Chemicals Millennium Inorganic Chemicals is a Hunt Valley, Maryland based chemical company. The business was established in 1985. It was a subsidiary of British conglomerate Hanson plc at one time, but was demerged on 1 October 1996, when it became an i ...

, a subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical Company *

Millennium Interactive Guerrilla Cambridge (formerly SCEE Cambridge Studio and Cambridge Studio) was a British video game developer based in Cambridge, England. The studio was founded under Sony Computer Entertainment in July 1997 through the buyout of the game deve ...

, a former games company, maker of James Pond and other games *

Millennium Development Goals In the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 created following the Millennium Summit, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. These w ...

, a compact among nations to end human poverty * Millennium Kids, an international youth empowerment environmental organization *

Millennium Management, LLC Millennium Management is an investment management firm with a multistrategy hedge fund offering. It is one of the world's largest alternative asset management firms with over $70.2 billion assets under management as of October 2024. The firm oper ...

, a hedge fund and a multistrategy investment management firm *

Millennium Media Millennium Media (formerly Nu Image and Millennium Films) is an American independent film production and financing company that was founded by Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort and Danny Lerner in 1992, and is one of Hollywood's longest runn ...

, an American film studio *

Millennium Pictures Millennium Pictures Pty Limited is a film and media production company based in Rosewood, NSW, Australia and run by Posie Graeme-Evans and her husband., Centre for Screen Business, 29 May 2007 Works * ''The Miraculous Mellops'' (1991-1992) * ...

, an Australian production company *

Millennium (publisher) Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It was founded in 1991 and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson the following year. The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, ...

, an imprint of UK publisher Orion Books *

White House Millennium Council The White House Millennium Council was an American organization established by Executive Order 13072 in 1998 by President Bill Clinton as part of the then-upcoming celebrations of the start of the year 2000. The council's theme was "Honor the Pa ...

(United States) *

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Takeda Oncology (originally Millennium Pharmaceuticals) is a biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical. Takeda Oncology's research, development and commercialization ac ...

, a biopharmaceutical company in Cambridge, MA *

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) is a Singapore-based global hospitality company, acquired by City Developments Limited. With a presence across four continents and over 80 destinations, the group manages more than 145 properties worldwide. M ...

, a global hospitality company *

Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. (abbreviated as TMR) is a reinsurance company headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda with branches in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, Zurich, Switzerland and Sydney, Australia. The lines of business written include property cata ...

, a reinsurance company *

Millennium Group The Millennium Group is a fictional secret society featured in the crime thriller television series ''Millennium,'' and briefly on ''The X-Files.'' Having begun life as a Christian sect at the end of the 1st century AD, the Group grew into a fa ...

, a fictional centuries old secret society and criminal investigative consulting firm in the ''Millennium'' television series * Millennium Science Initiative, an international project to build scientific research capability in Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay

Places

* Millenium Camera, a landmark in

Tumamoc Hill Tumamoc Hill ( ''Horned lizard mountain'') is a butte located immediately west of "A" Mountain and downtown Tucson, Arizona. It is home to many radio, television, and public safety transmitters. The 860-acre ecological reserve and U.S. National ...

Tucson, Arizona Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...

* Millennium Complex, a building in Plymouth, England *

Millennium Park Millennium Park is a public park located in the Chicago Loop, Loop Community areas of Chicago, community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, opened in July 2004, is a prominent civic center near t ...

, Chicago park and entertainment venue *

Millennium High School (disambiguation) Millennium High School may refer to: * Millennium High School (Arizona), US * Millennium High School (California), US * Millennium High School (New York City), US See also * Millennium Art Academy, Bronx, New York, US {{schooldis ...

, several US high schools * Millennium (planet) or Tau Boötis Ab, an extrasolar planet in the Tau Boötis system *

Millennium Force Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, it was the park's fourteenth roller coaster when it opened in 2000, dating back to the opening of Blue ...

, a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio * Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, UK * Millennium Tower (disambiguation) *

Millennium Transmitter The Millennium Transmitter is a tall mast owned by ABS-CBN Corporation and operated by Advanced Media Broadcasting System located at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Mother Ignacia Street corner Sgt. Esguerra Avenue, Barangay South Triangle, Qu ...

, broadcast transmitter tower of ABS-CBN Corporation in the Philippines

Events

Millennium celebrations The millennium celebrations were a worldwide, coordinated series of events to celebrate and commemorate the end of 1999 and the start of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. The celebrations were held as marking the end of the 2nd millennium, ...

, a worldwide series of events celebrating New Year's Eve 1999–2000 *

Millennium Summit The Millennium Summit was a meeting among many world leaders, lasting three days from 2000, held at the Headquarters of the United Nations, United Nations headquarters in New York City. Its purpose was to discuss the role of the United Nations ...

, a meeting among several leaders from September 6–8, 2000 * Operation Millennium, a very large air raid in the

Bombing of Cologne in World War II The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raidsMillennium Magic, a UK Rugby League event *

Millennium '73 Millennium '73 was a three-day festival held on November 8–10, 1973 at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, United States, by the Divine Light Mission (DLM). It featured Prem Rawat, then known as Guru Maharaj Ji, a 15-year-old guru and the leader of ...

, a religious festival held by the Divine Light Mission at Astrodome featuring Guru Maharaj Ji *

Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration The Walt Disney World Millennium Celebration was an event at the Walt Disney World Resort as part of millennium celebrations held around the world. Running from October 1, 1999, to January 1, 2001, the celebration was primarily based at Epcot, ...

a celebration at Walt Disney World for the year 2000 *

2000 millennium attack plots A series of Islamist terrorist attacks linked to al-Qaeda were planned to occur on or near January 1, 2000, in the context of millennium celebrations, including bombing plots against four tourist sites in Jordan, the Los Angeles International Ai ...

, a series of Islamist terror plots planned around New Year's Eve 1999–2000

Prizes

Millennium Prize Problems The Millennium Prize Problems are seven well-known complex mathematics, mathematical problems selected by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000. The Clay Institute has pledged a US $1 million prize for the first correct solution to each problem ...

, seven problems in mathematics stated by the Clay Mathematics Institute *

Millennium Technology Prize The Millennium Technology Prize () is one of the world's largest technology prizes. It is awarded once every two years by Technology Academy Finland, an independent foundation established by Finnish industries, academic institutions, and the st ...

, a technology prize awarded by Technology Academy Finland

Other

Millennium stamp A Millennium stamp is a postage stamp issued by a postal administration commemorating a millennium associated with that country's history but several countries issued stamps for the beginning of the 3rd millennium in same cases depicting some of ...

, a postage stamp issued to celebrate the beginning of the 3rd millennium, or to commemorate a millennium associated with a country's history *

New Millennium Program New Millennium Program (NMP) was a NASA project with focus on engineering validation of new technologies for space applications. Funding for the program was eliminated from the FY2009 budget by the 110th United States Congress, effectively leading ...

, a NASA program to test new technologies * Millennium, an unusually strong beer made by

Boston Beer Company The Boston Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1984 by Jim Koch, James "Jim" Koch and Rhonda Kallman. Boston Beer Company's first brand of beer was named Samuel Adams (beer), Samuel Adams after Founding Fathers of the United States, Fo ...

Millennium Run The Millennium Run, or Millennium Simulation (referring to its size ) is a computer N-body simulation used to investigate how the distribution of matter in the Universe has evolved over time, in particular, how the observed population of galaxies ...

, also known as Millennium simulation, an astrophysical simulation created to investigate how the universe evolved over time