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 futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends.

Fast forecasts for 2027

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  • 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

Country forecasts for 2027

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