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Last year we debuted Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies list, in which we ranked the technologies from across all of history that best define life as we know it. To our surprise, it became one of our most popular episodes ever. So now we’re doing it again — with a twist. All year, we’ve been collecting ideas for the 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025, and this week we present them to you, along with our case for why each entry played an important part in defining this year, for better or worse.
Additional Reading:
- Check out last year’s list: Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies
- Meet the Artist Who Bedazzled Naomi Osaka’s Labubus
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