Predictions for 2038 | Future timeline

Read 12 predictions for 2038, 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.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

Fast forecasts for 2038

  • Year 2038 problem, similar to the Year 2000 problem, may occur on January 19 of this year. 1
  • Teleportation of complex organic molecules. 1
  • Genomes of all discovered reptilian species sequenced. 1
  • Deafness, at any stage, is cured. 1
  • NASA sends an autonomous submarine to explore Titan's oceans. 1
  • Genomes of all discovered reptilian species sequenced 1
  • Deafness, at any stage, is cured 1
Fast Forecast
  • NASA sends an autonomous submarine to explore Titan's oceans. 1
  • Genomes of all discovered reptilian species sequenced 1
  • Deafness, at any stage, is cured 1
  • World population forecasted to reach 9,032,348,000 1
  • World sales of electric vehicles reaches 18,446,667 1
  • Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 546 exabytes 1
  • Global Internet traffic grows to 1,412 exabytes 1

Country forecasts for 2038

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