What 2033 will look like | Future Forecast

Read 69 predictions for 2033, 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 2033

Injectable brain implants allow scientists to alter neurons to treat disorders and brain damage 1
Telepathic communication becomes possible with the help of computers 1
World population forecasted to reach 8,706,032,000 1
World sales of electric vehicles reaches 15,146,667 1
Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 336 exabytes 1
Global Internet traffic grows to 942 exabytes 1

Technology Forecasts for 2033

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2033 include:

The day wearables replace smartphones: Future of the Internet P5

Business News for 2033

Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2033 include:

Automation is the new outsourcing

Culture Forecasts for 2033

Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2033 include:

The last job creating industries: Future of Work P4
Automated policing within the surveillance state: Future of policing P2
Real vs. digital in tomorrow’s blended schools: Future of education P4
Degrees to become free but will include expiry date: Future of education P2
List of sci-fi crimes that will become possible by 2040: Future of crime P6

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Science Forecasts for 2033

Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2033 include:

Public transit goes bust while planes, trains go driverless: Future of Transportation P3
Peak cheap oil triggers renewable era: Future of Energy P2
China, rise of a new global hegemon: Geopolitics of Climate Change

Health Forecasts for 2033

Health related predictions due to make an impact in 2033 include:

Moving from extreme life extension to immortality: Future of human population P6
Experiencing tomorrow’s healthcare system: Future of Health P6
Understanding the brain to erase mental illness: Future of Health P5
End of permanent physical injuries and disabilities: Future of Health P4