12 technologies that will pump trillions into the world economy

A dozen emerging technologies are helping reshape the world's markets, with the potential to inject up to $33 trillion a year into the global economy by 2025, according to a report from McKinsey Global Institute. The revolution will be driven by the proliferation of mobile data, the automation of knowledge work and the "Internet of Things," according to the report. The forecast does not account for the "social benefits" of so-called disruptive technologies, which other economists have said will lead to billions in annual savings.

A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of the consulting firm, delivers a twist on the art form, and the difference is more than the timing. The 154-page report not only selects a dozen “disruptive” technologies from a candidate list of 100, but also measures their economic impact.

By 2025, the 12 technologies — led by the mobile Internet, the automation of knowledge work, and the Internet of Things — have the potential to deliver economic value of up to $33 trillion a year worldwide, according to the McKinsey researchers.