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Every new year begins with a wave of prophecies, predictions and conspiracy theories but 2025 truly stood out! From Nostradamus' dramatic forecasts to Baba
Vanga's cryptic visions, and even a Japanese manga artist's scary prophecies, people could not get enough of what the future supposedly held. While some predictions triggered anxiety, others surely became memes. There were also a few predictions that even inched close to reality. As the year is about to end, here is a look back at the biggest predictions that captured global attention and what actually happened.
Baba Vanga's Predictions: Viral But Varied
Blind Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, as always, remained a social-media favourite in 2025. There were many videos claiming that she predicted massive economic collapse, a major natural disaster in Asia, and a breakthrough in cancer treatment.What Actually Happened?
No, there was no global economic collapse, though markets did remain volatile. Her "Asia disaster" prediction partially overlapped with real events, which was a severe typhoon season and a series of tremors. However, nothing on the apocalyptic scale happened.
Interestingly, her cancer breakthrough prediction aligned with real medical updates in late 2025. There were multiple global research teams which announced progress in precision gene therapies. Not a cure but yes a notable advancement.
Nostradamus Predictions For 2025: Misinterpreted Yet Viral As Always
No year is complete without Nostradamus trending. For 2025, his quatrains were reinterpreted - not just once but multiple times - to suggest a global leadership shakeup, increased climate chaos and a major technological revolution.What Actually Happened?
While there were leadership changes in multiple countries (as it happens every year), none of them really aligned with the dramatic "great ruler fall" predicted in viral posts. Climate events did intensify, yes. There were wildfires in Southern Europe and record heat waves that drew comparisons to Nostradamus' warnings.
His tech prophecy also found some relevance, especially with rapid breakthroughs in AI regulation, quantum research and new renewable-energy prototypes. Once again, Nostradamus was not exactly right but his forecasts were flexible enough for the internet to fit into real events.
The Japanese Manga Artist Prediction Trend
Ryo Tatsuki, who debuted as a manga artist in 1975, was given the title of 'New Baba Vanga' this year. From 1980 onwards, she claims to have experienced some premonitory dreams in repeated occasions, and decided record these in a dream diary notebook. In 1999, she decided to compile some of the most horrifying ones in a manga book that she titled as "the future I saw."Ryo had predicted Princess Diana's death and the very deadly COVID-19 pandemic. For princess Diana's death, she explained that this dream was rather blurry and hard to remember, however she wrote the note “ダイヤナ？死んだ？” in her diary as soon as she woke up, as well as drawing the lady who appeared in her dream. The note translates as “Diana? Died?”.
What Actually Happened?
The reason that Ryo's prediction resurfaced was because she made a shocking claim for 2025. According to Ryo, July 2025 could see a massive Tsunami. She said that it is going to be three times bigger than what Japan experienced in 2011. "It will not just affect Japan but also Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia and many other places," Ryo claimed. It got so intense that people in Japan actually started cancelling their travel plans. In fact, many online travel platforms reported a surge in booking cancellations.
Instagram, YouTube Tarot Readers And Astrologers: A New Category of Prophets
Beyond historic figures, 2025 truly crowned digital creators as modern fortune tellers. Tarot readers, astrologers and even "energy workers" gained massive traction, especially after several creators "predicted" celebrity breakups and political shifts.What Actually Happened?
Most predictions did appear accurate enough in hindsight. A few creators also garnered credibility by commenting cleverly on trends before they mainstreamed. However, none of them really delivered any provable foresight.
What Predictions Did Not Come True?
Many viral fears stayed in the myth territory. For instance:- No global war outbreak
- No economy-wide collapse
- No unprecedented natural disaster destroying continents
- No major world leader disappearing
- No alien contact
What Can We Expect In 2026?
One of Vanga's prediction that recently resurfaced was around the disappearance of Europe in the coming years. The mystic predicted that in 19 years, the face of Europe may transform drastically, with massive population losses. Multiple reports on the internet state that as per Baba Vanga, "Europe as we know it today will cease to exist by the end of 2044." She predicted that the "continent would become almost empty after the systematic elimination of its population, leaving a wasteland nearly devoid of life."For 2026, Vanga predicted a couple of things, including:
- Surge Of Natural Disasters: As per the prophecies, there will be a series of catastrophic natural disasters that could impact the world. She has predicted earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and severe climate changes impacting some parts of the world
- AI Takeover: As per the mystic, artificial intelligence could make major progress in this year. So much so that it could dominate humanity. Keeping in mind the rapid pace at which AI is advancing, her words do hit right.
- Alien Contact: There could also be first contact with extraterrestrial life in November 2026 as a massive spacecraft will enter Earth’s atmosphere.
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