What 2026 will look like | Future Forecast

Read 117 predictions for 2026, a year that will see the world transform in big and small ways; this includes disruptions throughout our culture, technology, science, health and business sectors. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Fast Forecasts for 2026

The European Union's experimental, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is activated for the first time 1
China's economy will overtake the U.S. for the first time 1
First 3D Fast Bus, the Land Airbus, is tested on Chinese roads 1
Near-infrared goggles help surgeons view cancer cells and see tumors as small as 1mm 1
Google contributes to speeding up the Internet, to make it 1000 times faster 1
Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 0.75 US dollars 1
World population forecasted to reach 8,215,348,000 1
World sales of electric vehicles reaches 10,526,667 1
Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 126 exabytes 1
Global Internet traffic grows to 452 exabytes 1

Technology Forecasts for 2026

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2026 include:

Housing prices crash as 3D printing and maglevs revolutionize construction: Future of Cities P3
Rise of the big data-powered virtual assistants: Future of the Internet P3
How the first Artificial General Intelligence will change society: Future of artificial intelligence P2
How Quantum computers will change the world: Future of Computers P7
Why are countries competing to build the biggest supercomputers? Future of Computers P6

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