Predictions for 2042 | Future timeline

Read 8 predictions for 2042, 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 2042

Phone numbers become extinct, replaced by various text and voice messaging services. 1
Bangkok is now surrounded by massive flood walls 1
World population forecasted to reach 9,278,694,000 1
World sales of electric vehicles reaches 21,086,667 1

Country forecasts for 2042

Read forecasts about 2042 specific to a range of countries, including:

United States in 2042

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Germany in 2042

Technology forecasts for 2042

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

Mobile tracking: The digital Big Brother.

Heartprints: Biometric identification that cares.

Illness-detecting sensors: Detecting diseases before it’s too late.

Ocean iron fertilization: Is increasing iron content in the sea a sustainable fix for climate change?.

Synthetic age reversal: Can science make us young again?.

Business news for 2042

Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

What will replace traditional capitalism: Future of the economy P8

Mobile tracking: The digital Big Brother.

Heartprints: Biometric identification that cares.

Synthesized dairy: The race to produce lab-grown milk.

Illness-detecting sensors: Detecting diseases before it’s too late.

Automated cyberattacks using AI: When machines become cybercriminals.

Culture forecasts for 2042

Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

Heartprints: Biometric identification that cares.

Synthetic age reversal: Can science make us young again?.

Automated cyberattacks using AI: When machines become cybercriminals.

Upskilling: Helping workers survive workforce disruption.

Creator gig economy: Gen Z loves the creator economy.

Science forecasts for 2042

Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

Climate change and food scarcity in the 2040s: Future of Food P1

Synthesized dairy: The race to produce lab-grown milk.

Organic fertilizer: Absorbing carbon on the soil.

Ocean iron fertilization: Is increasing iron content in the sea a sustainable fix for climate change?.

Synthetic age reversal: Can science make us young again?.

Cloning and synthesizing viruses: A faster way to prevent future pandemics.

Health forecasts for 2042

Illness-detecting sensors: Detecting diseases before it’s too late.

Synthetic age reversal: Can science make us young again?.

Cloning and synthesizing viruses: A faster way to prevent future pandemics.

Altered states: The quest for better mental health .

Accessibility tech: Why is accessibility tech not developing fast enough?.

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