What 2042 will look like | Future Forecast

Read 53 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

Technology Forecasts for 2042

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

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

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

Culture Forecasts for 2042

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

Southeast Asia; Collapse of the tigers: Geopolitics of Climate Change
Middle East; Collapse and radicalization of the Arab world: Geopolitics of Climate Change
Africa; Continent of famine and war: Geopolitics of Climate Change
Europe; Rise of the brutal regimes: Geopolitics of Climate Change
Russia, the empire strikes back: Geopolitics of Climate Change

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