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Read 48 predictions for 2039, 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 2039

• Transport, production, agriculture almost 90% automated 1
• Memory recording and replay becomes possible 1
• World population forecasted to reach 9,095,212,000 1
• World sales of electric vehicles reaches 19,106,667 1
• Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 594 exabytes 1
• Global Internet traffic grows to 1,518 exabytes 1

Technology Forecasts for 2039

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2039 include:

• The slow death of the carbon energy era | Future of Energy P1
• Society and the hybrid generation

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What humans will evolve into | Life in 2030 podcast | S1:E1

Business News for 2039

Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2039 include:

• Automation is the new outsourcing

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Culture Forecasts for 2039

Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2039 include:

• Universal Basic Income cures mass unemployment
• The last job creating industries: Future of Work P4
• Automated judging of criminals: Future of law P3
• How Millennials will change the world: Future of Human Population P2
• List of sci-fi crimes that will become possible by 2040: Future of crime P6

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Culture related podcast episodes that cover trends in 2039

When Generation X takes over world politics | Life in 2030 podcast | S1:E4

Science Forecasts for 2039

Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2039 include:

• The job-eating, economy-boosting, social impact of driverless vehicles: Future of Transportation P5
• Your future diet in bugs, in-vitro meat, and synthetic foods: Future of food P5
• The end of meat in 2035: Future of Food P2
• China, rise of a new global hegemon: Geopolitics of Climate Change

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Health Forecasts for 2039

Health related predictions due to make an impact in 2039 include:

• Engineering the perfect baby: Future of Human Evolution P2

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Next Scheduled Update For This Future Timeline
March 29, 2021. Last updated March 29, 2019.

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