The buzz and bucks behind trendsetting tech

All this week, our daily charts will focus on technology trends that matter most across industries in 2024. We’ll explore tech and AI advancements, investments, talent demands, and more.

AI advancements are dominating the tech landscape once again, generating significant interest among surveyed organizations. Senior partner Lareina Yee and colleagues note that the launch of ChatGPT and other advancements led to a sevenfold increase in the number of searches and investments in 2023 relative to 2022. Organizations are also putting money into electrification and renewables—$183 billion, according to this year’s trends outlook. A global focus on reaching net-zero emissions will require up to $9.2 trillion in investment and as many as 200 million skilled workers by 2050. Click through the interactive to see more.

To read the report, see “McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2024,” July 16, 2024.