UpLink Annual Impact Report 2025

Top Innovators’ impact Top Innovators’ solutions have boosted economic growth through jobs and income generation while driving significant social and environmental benefits.02 Among the impact metrics shared by Top Innovators, it is unsurprising to see those aligned with the themes and focus areas of the respective challenges. However, there is a second set of metrics – reported with near-equal frequency – that highlights a different value created by them. Of the 108 metrics collected, 27 are market- and jobs-related. The number of jobs created by the deployment of these innovators’ solutions, along with the increased income of both direct and indirect beneficiaries of these solutions, rank among the top five metrics reported, even though UpLink has never launched a challenge specifically targeting these outcomes. Top Innovators have reported over 19,000 jobs created in the latest reporting year, a 68% increase from the previous year. Those who reported for both years collectively experienced a 47% growth in jobs created. Spotlight: Economic impact 2.1 Uplink Annual Impact Report March 2025 14