Top 30 Emerging Technologies (2018–2028)

As part of Wikibrands’ Digital Periscope study and surveys (see currently open 2018 studies Current Practices and Future Trends) , we have ranked the 30 emerging technologies that will impact culture, the marketplace and society the most over the next decade.
In building our list, we considered 5 different criteria:
current & projected size (in terms of direct and indirect $$$ revenue)
future segment growth rate and scale of adoption
claimed perception of impact on the future (through Wikibrand surveys)
current chatter value and buzz (via Google and social media)
knock-on effects and interactions with other technologies and industries

The Top 30 Technologies (ranked in order):
1 Artificial Intelligence AI /Machine Learning / Deep Learning
2 Internet of Things IOT / IIOT & Sensors & Wearables
3 Mobile & Social Internet — Advancements, Social Networks/Media, Search, Messenging and Livestreams
4 Blockchain — Cryptocurrencies, Distributed Ledger Systems, DAOs, DApps
5 Big Data — Apps, Infrastructure & Predictive Analytics
6 Automation — Information, Task, Process, Machine, Decision & Action
7 Robots incl. Drones & Autonomous Vehicles — Consumer/Commercial/Industrial Robots and Robotics
8 Immersive Media — VR/ AR/ MR/ 360°
9 Mobile Technologies & Advancements — infrastructure, networks, standards, services & devices
10 Cloud Computing — Software-as-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Servcie (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) & MESH Apps
11 3D Printing — Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping
12 CX — Customer Journey, Experience, Personalization & Commerce Tools
13 EnergyTech — Efficiency, Storage & Decentralized Grid
14 Cybersecurity incl. Adaptive Security — Security, Intelligence Detection, Remediation & Adaptation
15 Voice Assistants -Interfaces, Chatbots & Natural Language Processing
16 Nanotechnology – Computing, Medicine, Machines + Smart Dust
17 CollaborativeTech — Crowd, Sharing, Workplace & Open Source Platforms & Tools
18 Health Tech — Advanced Genomics, Bionics & Health Care Tech.
19 Human-Computer Interaction — Facial/Gesture Recognition, Biometrics, Gaze Tracking
20 Geo-spatial Tech — GIS, GPS, Mapping & Remote Sensing, Scanning, Navigation
21 Advanced Materials — Composites, Alloys, Polymers, Biomimicry, Nanomanufacturing
22 New Touch Interfaces — Touch Screens, Haptics, 3D Touch, Paper, Feedback & Exoskeletons
23 Wireless Power
24 Clean Tech. — Bio-/Enviro-Materials + Solutions, Sustainability, Treatment & Efficiency
25 Quantum Computing — + Exascale Computing
26 Smart Cities — Infrastructure & Transport
27 Edge/Fog Computing
28 Faster, Better Internet — Broadband incl. Fiber, 5G, Li-Fi , LPN and LoRa
29 Proximity Tech. — Beacons, .RFID, Wi-Fi, Near-Field Communications & Geofencing
30 New Screens — next evolution TVs, Digital Signage, OOH, MicroLEDS & Projections