Affluent consumers have the capacity for luxury. Whether they use it on your brand is a different question entirely. The global beauty industry is entering a decade of growth. ...
World Data Lab (WDL) is proud to announce the appointment of Thomas Bauer as General Manager Private & Chief Commercial Officer. Thomas joins WDL from McKinsey & Company, ...
The Future on Tap report is the product of a collaboration between NIQ and World Data Lab, two global leaders that combine a full view of consumer behavior with the world’s most ...
Africa’s youth population is often described in extremes: a booming youth population and low employment shares. But the latest Africa Youth Employment Outlook 2026, produced by ...
Originally published on World Economic Forum. India is undergoing a massive urban shift, with 93% of consumer growth decentralizing. Nearly 500 consumer cities will emerge across ...
Rethinking Inequality Through Consumption Data A recent article published by The Economist highlighted a counterintuitive insight drawn from World Data Lab data: despite ...
AT FIRST GLANCE the global economy looks more uneven than ever: billionaires’ fortunes keep breaking records, asset prices have soared and voters across rich countries insist that ...
The 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos is now in full swing. One topic that is always high on the agenda is inequality. A tiny group of half a million ultra-high ...
Originally published on Business Day on November 21, 2025. Africa is entering a defining decade for its youth. According to World Data Lab, between 2020 and 2030 the continent’s ...
