A new survey by Product Focus asked people to name the top inventions from the past 25 years.
Here are the ten most important inventions of the last quarter century, according to the survey:
- Wi-Fi
- Smartphones
- Online banking
- Search engines, like Google
- Online shopping, like Amazon
- Stem cell technology
- GPS
- Flat-screen TVs
- Contactless payment, like Apple Pay
- Tablet devices
YouTube just missed the list at #11, coming in ahead of 3D printers (#12), Netflix (#13), Skype (#15), electric cars (#16), Facebook (#19), and wireless headphones (#20).