2025 is a year where there is a greater emphasis on conscious living, seeking personalised experiences and integrating smart technology. There is an increasing focus on sustainability, where consumers are seeking eco-friendly products and making ethical choices in their daily lives. In addition, people all across the world are prioritising smart living, meaningful experiences, and valuable connections over material possessions, with an interest towards spirituality and achieving personal growth. People are also prioritising their physical and mental wellbeing with optimised sleep and digital detox routines and by spending quality time with loved ones, bringing a work-life balance.
Key lifestyle trends to watch out for in 2025
Travel
People are looking forward to create lasting memories that uplift them and increasingly going for local travel and short weekend trips, in order to get relief from stress. Travel is no longer limited to family tours or honeymoon trips, instead people are opting for solo trips that offer them greater opportunities for self-reflection and introspection. Social media is playing a great role in enhancing the travel experiences of people by being a constant travel companion, where travellers are making live Facebook, integral videos, posting stories, pictures, making reels of their travel experiences and memorable moments and sharing them with the world.
Health & Wellness
In the post Covid era, there is a growing focus on maintaining health and fitness routines, with people opting for workouts, gym, yoga, meditation sessions and making healthier dietary plant based meal choices that are low in fat and cholesterol with occasional indulgence and reducing their intake of processed foods, excessive fat and caffeine. The demand for healthy snack items have increased and there is an emergence of platforms offering that to them, at affordable prices. People are trying to follow diets that are good for their physical wellbeing and refreshing their mental diet through mindfulness practices, meditation, yoga, limiting their social media exposure and spending time in nature, near water bodies, etc.
Technology
People are increasingly opting for smart home devices and integrating AI in every sphere of their lives, from content creation to personalised content management. With the rise in hybrid and work from home roles, people are relying on technology and AI to make their lives easier with faster and effective results.
Dopamine boosting activities
As per Yelp, more and more people are engaging in mind boosting and dopamine boosting activities with people turning to group classes for learning new skills. For instance, the searches for dance, song writing, sports, and etc. classes have increased.
In –person community building activities
People are looking for ways to make-in-person connections, either through local clubs or group activities as per Yelp. Searches for book clubs have grown by 26%, for run clubs by 82%, for chess clubs by 47%, for social clubs by 39% as per a report. These clubs are evidence of the fact that more and more people prioritise real –life connections and activities, by putting their phones aside.
