20 years strong – November 12th 2026

Annual Report 2025 : Emerging Technologies and Human Experience

Dive into our annual report to explore the exciting global events and initiatives we brought to life this year.

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World Usability Day 2026

“Designing a Sustainable Future with Ethical AI”

Designing a Sustainable Future with Ethical AI celebrates the power of human creativity and intelligent technology working together for a better world. This theme invites us to imagine a future where artificial intelligence strengthens global collaboration, uplifts diverse communities, and protects our planet. By embedding ethics into every aspect of AI design, we can ensure that innovation reflects human dignity, cultural diversity, and environmental responsibility. From addressing climate change to advancing equitable access to knowledge, Ethical AI can become a force for collective well-being.Let’s design this sustainable future by bringing human heart and smart AI together—with compassion, purpose, and love for our planet leading the way.

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World Usability Day across the years!

Year Theme Events Countries Individuals Engaged
2005 Make it Easy 115 35 6,500
2006 Accessibility 228 40 38,000
2007 Healthcare 157 41 29,000
2008 Transportation 161 43 50,000
2009 Designing for a Sustainable World 150 43 48,000
2010 Communication 150 40 45,000
2011 Education: Designing for Social Change 120 42 7,000
2012 Usability of Financial Systems 80 20 6,000
2013 Healthcare: Collaborating for Better Systems 107 32 7,000
2014 Engagement 135 40 8,500
2015 Innovation 91 31 6,500
2016 Sustainability 73 24 6,000
2017 Inclusion 66 25 6,500
2018 Design for Good or Evil 62 26 6,500
2019 Design for the Future We Want 56 27 6,500
2020 Human-Centered AI 42 26 5,500
2021 Trust, Ethics, Integrity 47 25 4,550
2022 Healthcare 32 25 4,550
2023 Collaboration and Cooperation 48 20 4575
2024 Designing For A Better World 13 24 4196
2025 Designing a Sustainable Future with Ethical AI 47 24 4061

We have been organizing events on the second Thursday in November since 2005.

Over 250,000 people have been involved in events so far, around the world, bringing  together different communities to create a more usable world for all of us.

Upcoming Events

Usability Events

From around the world

December 2, 2025

Azure Tech Winter

Azure Tech Winter

, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
France

November 29, 2025

World Usability Day Uzbekistan 2025

World Usability Day Uzbekistan 2025

Тоshkent, Toshkent
Uzbekistan

November 10, 2025

WUD Sicilia

Designing from the periphery

, Sicily
Italy

November 13, 2025

World Usability Day 2025 | Emerging Technologies and Human Experience

WUD Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States

January 1, 2025

WUD Minnesota

WUD 2025

Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States

November 12, 2025

Emerging technologies and the human experience

WUD Rome

Roma, Lazio
Italy

November 15, 2025

World Usability Day 2025 -

After the Collapse: Systems Thinking for the Day After

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
United States

November 13, 2025

What’s Your STORY Workshop: The Secret Sauce of Strategic Influence

What’s Your STORY Workshop: The Secret Sauce of Strategic Influence

Toronto, Ontario
Canada

November 16, 2025

World Usability Day in SQU Oman

First ever in Oman!

Seeb, Muscat Governorate
Oman

September 24, 2025

CHIGreece 2025

Connect. Engage. Inspire

, Syros
Greece