Vox's **Future Perfect** spotlights long-term thinking and evidence-based strategies for improving human and animal welfare. Each year, its writers [forecast](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/1/1/24011179/2024-predictions-trump-politics-ohtani-oppenheimer-elections) the coming year and assess their previous [predictions](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24006533/2023-predictions-revisited-trump-biden-politics).

Metaculus collaborated with Future Perfect on their 2025 forecasts. Starting December 20, 2024, thousands of participants logged forecasts across 26 questions alongside journalists like [Dylan Matthews](https://x.com/dylanmatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), [Kelsey Piper](https://x.com/KelseyTuoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), [Sigal Samuel](https://x.com/SigalSamuel?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) to compete for the \$2,500 prize pool.

The top participants are:

| **Rank** | **Forecaster**                                                                      | **Total Score** |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| 🏅1      | [MuireallPrase](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/114056/ "MuireallPrase") | 531.019         |
| 🏅2      | [AesSedai](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/146681/ "AesSedai")           | 483.013         |
| 🏅3      | [Wineclaw](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/100333/ "Wineclaw")           | 475.806         |
| 🏅4      | [Langley](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/144022/ "Langley")             | 475.681         |
| 🏅5      | [citizen](https://www.metaculus.com/accounts/profile/115375/ "citizen")             | 464.451         |

Questions included:

https://www.metaculus.com/questions/31098/

https://www.metaculus.com/questions/30863/

https://www.metaculus.com/questions/31121/

...and more! You can find all questions and community predictions, plus a full leaderboard [here](https://www.metaculus.com/c/future-perfect/).

Congratulations to all the winners! We will be in touch to arrange payments soon.