culture predictions for 2021 | Future timeline

Read cultural predictions for 2021, a year that will see cultural changes and events transform the world as we know it—we explore many of these changes below.

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

culture forecasts for 2021

  • Sweden's southern city of Malmö, along with the Danish capital, Copenhagen, will host the world's largest pride festival this year (assuming COVID-19 restrictions ease later this year). Likelihood: 50 Percent1
  • The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in the US. 1
  • International sporting events resume this year, in most cases operating within a pandemic-free bubble. Click on the link for the schedule. 1
  • Blockbuster movies will return to a relatively normal release schedule, albeit with more flexibility around the delivery medium these films are debuted on. Click on the link for the schedule. 1
  • Music artists will release a larger quantity of albums this year, as 2020 gave many such artists more time to work within pandemic-free studios. Click on the link for the schedule. 1
Forecast
In 2021, a number of culture breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
  • China launches its plan to rank all its citizens on their "social credit" system by the end of this year. Likelihood: 70% 1
  • France has become the world’s leading consumer of organic wine, having doubled its consumption since 2013. 80% 1
  • Canadians with criminal records will have their cannabis-related convictions pardoned between 2020 and 2023. Likelihood: 80% 1
  • The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in the US. 1
  • World population forecasted to reach 7,837,028,000 1

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