Global Flourishing Study

Summary Reports

Findings, distilled.

Wave-by-wave summaries of what the Global Flourishing Study has uncovered. Each report distills hundreds of analyses into the patterns that matter — for readers, researchers, and anyone curious about what helps people flourish.

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2025 · Reader's Edition

Heart of Flourishing

An invitation into the human dimensions of flourishing: what it means to thrive, and what gets in the way. Drawn from voices across 22 countries and many ways of life.

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Wave 1 · Empirical Report

Science of Flourishing

The empirical backbone of GFS Wave 1: methodology, measures, and the patterns that emerge when more than 200,000 voices are heard across 22 countries.

More reports with each wave.

The Global Flourishing Study is longitudinal. Additional summary reports will publish here as new waves of data are released.