Year In Review

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Year In Review 30 December 2025

The year in charts

Visualizing the ups, downs, and standout stats from 2025’s biggest tech stories.

By Rest of World

Year In Review 6 December 2024

The most surprising tech champions of 2024

From Threads to Bluesky and Zello to Black Myth: Wukong, a handful of small and large tech champions stood out for their impressive growth this year.

By Viola Zhou, Lam Le, Daniela Dib, Damilare Dosunmu and Ananya Bhattacharya

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Year In Review 4 December 2024

What we learned from reporting on global tech this year

Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.

By Faisal Mahmud, Stephanie Wangari, Lucía Cholakian Herrera, Michelle Anindya and Zhaoyin Feng

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Year In Review 2 December 2024

How 2024’s tech trends changed our lives

From AI-powered classrooms in Mali to EV taxis in Vietnam, people worldwide are seeing opportunities from this year’s biggest tech shifts.

By Lam Le, Damilare Dosunmu and Viola Zhou

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The Rise of AI 29 December 2023

How AI shook the world in 2023

With commercial tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney becoming widely available, AI was used for all things wonderful … and worrying.

Year In Review 28 December 2023

Our favorite Rest of World photos from 2023

39 photographers, 31 cities, 22 countries. This is what global tech looked like this year.

By Munira Mutaher

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Year In Review 27 December 2023

The best articles we didn’t publish in 2023

Our favorite global tech stories from publications not named Rest of World.

By Rest of World Staff

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Year In Review 26 December 2023

23 Rest of World stories that defined 2023

This year, Rest of World published around 500 articles from more than 50 countries. Here are our favorites.

By Itika Sharma Punit

Lists 30 December 2022

6 global creators who broke through in 2022

From a Kazakhstani hype-house star to a Lebanese fashion chef.

Year In Review 29 December 2022

Highlights from a year of interviews with global tech leaders

Sharp takeaways that bring clarity to an uncertain 2023.

By Rest of World Staff

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Lists 28 December 2022

The stats, facts, and figures that defined tech in 2022

From Bukele’s bitcoins to the number of accounts banned by Twitter in India, the best stats of the year.

By Meaghan Tobin

Year In Review 27 December 2022

Our favorite Rest of World photos from 2022

Photography that showcases technology’s impact around the world.