Predictions for 2021 | Future timeline | Quantumrun (2024)

Sweden's southern city of Malmö, along with the Danish capital, Copenhagen, will host the world's largest pride festival this year (assuming COVID-19 restrictions ease later this year). Likelihood: 50 Percent1

Japan’s new supercomputer, Fugaku, begins operations this year with the world’s fastest computer, replacing supercomputer, K. Likelihood: 100%1

The Japanese company, Honda Motor Co Ltd, will phase out all diesel cars by this year in favor of models with electric propulsion systems. Likelihood: 100%1

Brood X, the largest brood of North American seventeen-year cicadas, will emerge. 1

Mass production of self-driving cars commences in China. 1

Over 80% of web traffic is now video. 1

The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in the US. 1

New Zealand hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum this year, with leaders from 21 countries and economies converging on Auckland, including the US, Russia, China, and Japan. Likelihood: 100%1

Ethereum's Casper and Sharding protocols are fully implemented. 1

Cyberattacks are now the world's fastest-growing crime and now costs the world roughly $6 trillion annually, through direct and indirect damages. (Likelihood 70%)1

The internet now accounts for half of global ad spend. (Likelihood 80%)1

Household appliances become easier to repair thanks to the new 'right to repair' standards adopted across the European Union. This also means manufacturers now have to make longer-lasting appliances and supply spare machine parts for up to 10 years. (Likelihood 100%)1

Banks worldwide retire LIBOR (London Interbank Offering Rate), the interest rate used as a benchmark for trillions of pounds worth of loans globally, and replacing it with a better benchmark that more closely corresponds to the lending markets. (Likelihood 100%)1

The Indian Navy gets its first aircraft carrier made in India, joining its other aircraft carrier built in Russia. Likelihood: 90%1

Merkel leaves her post as a German Chancellor. Likelihood: 100%1

China has installed 40 percent of all worldwide wind energy and 36 percent of all solar energy by this year. Likelihood: 80%1

International sporting events resume this year, in most cases operating within a pandemic-free bubble. Click on the link for the schedule. 1

Blockbuster movies will return to a relatively normal release schedule, albeit with more flexibility around the delivery medium these films are debuted on. Click on the link for the schedule. 1

Music artists will release a larger quantity of albums this year, as 2020 gave many such artists more time to work within pandemic-free studios. Click on the link for the schedule. 1