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2030: The Unknown Industry

The Unknown Industry: Last but not least, we saw the emergence of a new industry that we simply could not conceive of, and which did not exist on January 1, 2020. That's because some companies appeared that made products or services that did not exist, based on ideas and concepts that weren't yet around, with methodologies that had yet to be invented,...

The Unknown Industry: Last but not least, we saw the emergence of a new industry that we simply could not conceive of, and which did not exist on January 1, 2020. That's because some companies appeared that made products or services that did not exist, based on ideas and concepts that weren't yet around, with methodologies that had yet to be invented, using material not yet invented. We were in awe of the concepts that appeared with the birth of this massive new, mutili-trillion dollar industry.
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Publish Date2019-12-24
Updated Date2026-09-18
Made Date2019-12-24
Target Date2030-12-31
Horizonlater
Outcomeopen
Confidencemedium

Prediction #20 in 20 Trends into 2030.

The Unknown Industry: Last but not least, we saw the emergence of a new industry that we simply could not conceive of, and which did not exist on January 1, 2020. That’s because some companies appeared that made products or services that did not exist, based on ideas and concepts that weren’t yet around, with methodologies that had yet to be invented, using material not yet invented. We were in awe of the concepts that appeared with the birth of this massive new, mutili-trillion dollar industry.

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