Predictions for 2027 | Future timeline

Read 38 predictions for 2027, 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.

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

Fast forecasts for 2027

Subscription-based, all-inclusive housing communities become commonplace among young city-dwellers and families. This trend will help to ease the housing crisis as cities struggle to keep up with the housing demand for all the new people flooding into cities. These communities will allow people to move from place-to-place at will, free from contractual obligations. (Likelihood 90%)1
The human brain is now decoded and mapped. This will lead to future innovations in computer chip design, AI development, brain health, and hyper-personalized learning solutions. (Likelihood 90%)1
Mixed-reality sports start to be invented where athletes compete in empty physical spaces with virtual or augmented reality elements. (Likelihood 90%)1
10 percent of global gross domestic product will be stored using blockchain technology. 1
RoboBees are utilized to pollinate crops in large scales. 1
4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time. 1
Robot servents become commonplace in most upper middle class households. 1
The BRICs overtake the G7 nations. 1
10% of global gross domestic product will be stored using blockchain technology. 1
Tiny robots remove carbon dioxide from oceans to reduce the impact of climate change 1
4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time 1
Robot servents become commonplace in most upper middle class households 1
The BRICs overtake the G7 nations 1
Dubai World Central "Al Maktoum International Airport" is fully built1
DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operation1

10% of global gross domestic product will be stored using blockchain technology. 1
Tiny robots remove carbon dioxide from oceans to reduce the impact of climate change 1
RoboBees are utilized to pollinate crops in large scales 1
4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time 1
Robot servents become commonplace in most upper middle class households 1
The BRICs overtake the G7 nations 1
Cost of solar panels, per watt, equals 0.7 US dollars 1
Dubai World Central "Al Maktoum International Airport" is fully built 1
DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operation 1
World population forecasted to reach 8,288,054,000 1
World sales of electric vehicles reaches 11,186,667 1
Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 150 exabytes 1
Global Internet traffic grows to 510 exabytes 1