Across stakeholder groups surveyed, there is general alignment on the most severe global risks identified by respondents, with all stakeholders viewing Geoeconomic confrontation and Misinformation and disinformation as key risks over the next two years (Figure 14). Economic risks are of significant concern for some stakeholders; in particular, Economic downturn for both the government and the private sector. Compared with last year’s GRPS, environmental risks, in particular Extreme weather events, have seen relative declines in ranking across stakeholder groups, with no stakeholder group in aggregate perceiving Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse or Natural resource shortages to be a top 10 risk anymore, unlike last year. When assessing risk perception by age groups surveyed, the findings indicate overall alignment across cohorts. However, younger groups are more concerned with Misinformation and disinformation than with Geoeconomic confrontation (Figure 15). Environmental risks are also a prominent concern for the under-30 age group, in particular. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Global risks, short term (2 years), by age group FIGURE 15 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026Note Sample size by age group varied, and all respondents were weighted equally for the purposes of global rankings. The results are based on the following: <30 years, n=139 (11% of total); 30-39, n=161 (12%); 40-49, n=324 (25%); 50-59, n=388 (30%); 60-69, n=203 (16%); and 70+, n=77 (6%).Risk categories<30 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Global Risks Report 2026 18