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Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince

Born
February 5, 2016
Age in 2026
10
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
2016

About Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med rnam rgyal dbang phyug; born 5 February 2016) is the heir apparent to the Bhutanese throne. He is the first child of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema. == Biography == His name was announced on 16 April 2016. Prior to the announcement, he was known only as The Gyalsey, which means "prince". Before his birth, his paternal uncle Prince Jigyel Ugyen of Bhutan was the heir presumptive to the throne. In honor of his birth, 108,000 trees were planted by thousands of volunteers in Bhutan. In 2017, in honor of his first birthday, a new damselfly species was named after the crown prince, Megalestes gyalsey. He is expected to become the sixth Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan). He has a younger brother, Prince Dasho Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, and a younger sister, Princess Ashi Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. He is currently the second-youngest heir apparent in the world, only behind Prince Charles of Luxembourg.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck was born

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck was born in 2016. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2016

  • #1 song"Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
  • Top movieMoonlight
  • Top TV showNCIS
  • Best-selling bookThe Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series for first time in 108 years
  • Top headlineDonald Trump elected president
  • Technology milestonePokémon Go takes over the world
  • Defining fadPokémon Go
  • Notable inventionAirPods
  • World population7.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBarack Obama
  • Sports championChicago Cubs (World Series)
  • Also wonCleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
  • U.S. population323.0M

2016 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20162026
Gas$2.14$3.45/gal
Average home$232,500$435,000
Average income$70,849$67,500
Minimum wage$7.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$8.65$11.95
Postage stamp$0.47$0.73
Population323.0M341 million

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