# How many days have you been alive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 23, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518 "2024-01-23T01:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/41 "2024-01-24T01:45:39Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > “In the day 25,525…” Just occurred to me that that means I’m exactly 11,000 days from my 100th birthday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/42 "2024-01-24T01:56:29Z")
> [@Ferris](#): > > I turn 20,000 later this year - and have added a calendar note for it. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/43 "2024-01-24T03:09:50Z")
**19,829 days**. Not sure if that counts my local date or GMT or what. Let’s say it’s approximate. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/44 "2024-01-24T05:51:27Z")
This person has lived 25,826 days without a death. Avoid death, it’s the right way to live. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/45 "2024-01-24T05:56:48Z")
Every new day breaks the record of “too many” ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/46 "2024-01-24T06:47:55Z")
27,088 except I may have slept through most of a few. From the calculator, there was a mass die-off sometime before 1924. Surprised we multiplied that much since then! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/47 "2024-01-24T11:41:45Z")
> [@Bookkeeper](#): > > This person has lived 25,826 days without a death. Avoid death, it’s the right way to live. Live forever or die trying. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/48 "2024-01-24T12:21:37Z")
24,724 (as of 01/24/2024) ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/49 "2024-01-24T12:32:54Z")
23,075. Lotta folk in mid 20k. Is it just this thread or the Dope in general? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/50 "2024-01-24T12:55:18Z")
Buncha aging hippies we are (for the most part). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/51 "2024-01-24T13:11:11Z")
The leader board as of today, January 24, 2024: 30001 Zeldar 28407 GaryM 28015 Chefguy 27330 OldGuy 27088 smithsb 26174 XOldiesJock 25912 Railer13 25826 Bookkeeper 25526 RTFirefly 25446 SCAdian 24724 kaylasdad99 24553 BobLibDem 24231 Czarcasm 24078 kayaker 24064 TXRebel 24056 Mean\_Mr.Mustard 23523 Sternvogel 23075 Dinsdale 22854 pjd 22824 TRC4941 22706 saje 22673 74westy 21681 solost 20046 NotherYinzer 19830 GuanoLad 17888 Happy\_Lendervedder 17587 Anaamika 16012 WildaBeast 15310 ekedolphin 13214 Velocity ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/52 "2024-01-24T13:12:50Z")
Check out this proximity: 24078 kayaker 24064 TXRebel 24056 Mean\_Mr.Mustard ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/53 "2024-01-24T13:14:46Z")
Today is my gf’s birthday. Thanks to this thread I was able to wish her a happy **23,741 days**. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/54 "2024-01-24T13:29:18Z")
Place me between @SCAdian and @kaylasdad99 with 24,936 days. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/55 "2024-01-24T14:01:21Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > 30001 Zeldar > 28407 GaryM I feel like I’ll never catch up. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/56 "2024-01-24T14:05:56Z")
22,867. Ta da! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/57 "2024-01-24T14:41:50Z")
20,624. Funny, it feels longer than that… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/58 "2024-01-24T18:09:01Z")
Well, there’s one way you can catch up, but I’m not pulling for that one! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/59 "2024-01-24T18:38:34Z")
@Crane is keeping very quiet ! ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518/60 "2024-01-24T19:15:14Z")
As of January 24, 2024, I have been on this earth as a human being 19,511 days [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-days-have-you-been-alive/996518.md?page=4)