Predictions for 2036 | Future timeline

Read 21 predictions for 2036, 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 2036

  • Cloud-based quantum computing trickles down to handheld and IoT devices, allowing businesses and consumers to execute ever more complex tasks and day-to-day decisions. (Likelihood 70%)link
  • Artificial intelligence advancements can now allow the modeling of a digital version of one's self, based on their physical self. These physical and digital selves may behave differently, giving individuals a "duality" or second identity, rather than having an "individuality" or single identity. (Likelihood 90%)link
  • Thanks to advances in DNA analytics, DNA-personalized medications, treatment, dietary, and fitness programs are now commonplace, allowing for genetic-level diagnosis, management, and treatment of diseases. (Likelihood 90%)link
  • Medicines and prescription drugs that are hyper-individualized to the individual can now be 3D-printed on-demand at local pharmacies; this greatly improves recovery rates for the sick. (Likelihood 80%)link
  • Bionic eyes with high resolution are commercially available. link
  • Bionic eyes with high resolution are commercially available link
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  • Bionic eyes with high resolution are commercially available 1,2, 3
  • World population forecasted to reach 8,904,177,000 link
  • World sales of electric vehicles reaches 17,126,667 link
  • Predicted global mobile web traffic equals 456 exabytes link
  • Global Internet traffic grows to 1,212 exabytes link

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Technology forecasts for 2036

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