business predictions for 2025 | Future timeline
Read business predictions for 2025, a year that will see the business world transform in ways that will impact a wide range of sectors—and we explore many of them 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.
business forecasts for 2025
- Asia Pacific's ageing market value is worth USD $4.56 trillion Likelihood: 80 percent.1
- The world's first ammonia-fueled very large crude carriers (VLCCs) begin their maiden journey. Likelihood: 60 percent.1
- Global foldable smartphone shipments reach 55 million units. Likelihood: 80 percent.1
- Global AI investments reach USD $200 billion. Likelihood: 70 percent.1
- Global self-healing concrete market surges by 26.4%, hitting over USD $1 billion. Likelihood: 60 percent.1
- The European Union implements the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) for large companies with more than 250 employees. Likelihood: 70 percent1
- The luxury industry secondhand market grows almost three times faster than the firsthand market annually (13% versus 5%, respectively). Likelihood: 70 percent1
- The European Union implements the final batch of stricter global bank capital rules. Likelihood: 80 percent1
- 76% of financial institutions globally have increasingly used cryptocurrencies or blockchain technologies since 2022 as a hedge against inflation, a form of payment, and for lending and borrowing. Likelihood: 75 percent1
- 90% of companies have seen revenue from intelligent (AI-powered) services increase since 2022, with 87% identifying intelligent products and services as crucial to their business strategies, particularly among the manufacturing and MedTech industries. Likelihood: 80 percent1
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments more than doubled globally, accounting for 15% of all investments. Likelihood: 80 percent1
- Mercedes-Benz and H2 Green Steel partner to help the automaker shift to fossil-free steel as part of a move to zero-carbon auto production by 2039. Likelihood: 60 percent1
- Automated construction crews meant to replace human workers begin trails in locations worldwide. 1
- Norway bans new sales of gas-powered cars, giving preference to electric cars. 1
- Microsoft ends support of Windows 10. 1
Forecast
In 2025, a number of business breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- The domestic Canadian cannabis market reaches over $9 billion CAD. Canadian usage rates in the medical cannabis market are higher (on average) than in the US. Likelihood: 70% 1
- New model light-duty vehicles sold in Canada must now burn 50% less fuel and emit half the volume of greenhouse gasses compared with vehicles built in 2008. Likelihood: 90% 1
- Norway bans new sales of gas-powered cars, giving preference to electric cars. 1
- Microsoft ends support of Windows 10. 1
Prediction
Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2025 include:
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