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%)link
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%)link
Mixed-reality sports start to be invented where athletes compete in empty physical spaces with virtual or augmented reality elements. (Likelihood 90%)link
10 percent of global gross domestic product will be stored using blockchain technology. link
RoboBees are utilized to pollinate crops in large scales. link
4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time. link
Robot servents become commonplace in most upper middle class households. link
The BRICs overtake the G7 nations. link
10% of global gross domestic product will be stored using blockchain technology. link
Tiny robots remove carbon dioxide from oceans to reduce the impact of climate change link
4D printing allows 3D printed objects to transform and change their shape over time link
Robot servents become commonplace in most upper middle class households link
The BRICs overtake the G7 nations link
Dubai World Central "Al Maktoum International Airport" is fully builtlink
DARPA's Membrane Optical Imager for Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) goes into operationlink

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