Youth Pulse 2026: Insights From the Next Generation for a Changing World
This is the World Economic Forum’s flagship report on youth perspectives. Young people today are coming of age amid profound global transformations. How are they adapting to the accelerating technological change, rising living costs, evolving labour markets, declining institutional trust, social fragmentation and intensifying environmental risks that are reshaping societies, economies and daily life? Drawing on insights from nearly 4,600 young people from 464 locations worldwide, the report summarizes how young people are not only navigating uncertainty, but are actively reimagining systems and solutions for the future. Their perspectives offer not only a snapshot of the present, but a practical compass for policy-makers, business leaders and civil society shaping the future together.
This is the World Economic Forum’s flagship report on youth perspectives. Young people today are coming of age amid profound global transformations. How are they adapting to the accelerating technological change, rising living costs, evolving labour markets, declining institutional trust, social fragmentation and intensifying environmental risks that are reshaping societies, economies and daily life? Drawing on insights from nearly 4,600 young people from 464 locations worldwide, the report summarizes how young people are not only navigating uncertainty, but are actively reimagining systems and solutions for the future. Their perspectives offer not only a snapshot of the present, but a practical compass for policy-makers, business leaders and civil society shaping the future together.