First Coined In 2015
Experimedia
Content creators use social experiments and real-life interactions to study human behavior in unique new ways and ultimately to build more realistic and entertaining narratives.
Trend Longevity Rating
B-
Graded B- in 2026 ·
a strong prediction that largely held up
a strong prediction that largely held up
How this trend held up
It once seemed that media featuring social experiments would continue indefinitely, but this trend has slowed as the popularity of viral experiments to shock and awe wanes.
Every past trend prediction is re-reviewed and graded with a Trend Longevity Rating, measuring how much each originally curated trend still matters years later.
