Ipsos Update – August 2026
Refugees, Synthetic data, Energy … Ipsos Update explores the latest research and thinking on key topics from Ipsos teams around the world.
Thailand highlights:
- Ipsos Generations Report 2026: Thailand Edition – Understanding the generational shifts reshaping Thailand's consumer future.
- What Worries Thailand? July 2026 – Consumer Confidence Improves as corruption remains top concern and crime is back in spotlight.
- Global Infrastructure Index 2026: Thailand – Flood defences are Thailand's top infrastructure investment priority, while concern grows over climate resilience and the country's ability to meet future infrastructure needs.
- Winning the Longevity Market – In this special report, we explore five trends shaping the new health consumer.
In this edition:
- Shopping With AI – Instead of replacing the shopping eco-system, AI is becoming a powerful enhancement layer.
- World Refugee Day 2026 – Support for the principle of offering refuge comes with scepticism about how this is working in practice.
- Differential Diagnosis – Synthetic data tools have the potential power to enhance healthcare research meaningfully.
- Energy Transition Barometer 2026 – The energy transition is shaped as much by affordability and security concerns as by climate change.
- Global Infrastructure Index 2026 – Citizens want to prioritise water supply and sewerage more than anything else.
- We British – Britain has become more liberal, diverse & connected, but also more pessimistic about the future.
- Ads at the 2026 World Cup – Brands that relied solely on football-themed settings risked blending into a sea of similar creative executions.
- The Endurance Economy at mid-2026 – Assuming the economy will return to normality is increasingly looking out of touch.
Also:
- Watch the latest KEYS webinars as we share new analysis and reflections from the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and more.
- Discover how geopolitical tensions are reshaping the urban Indian consumer’s driving habits.
- The UK now has its seventh Prime Minister in ten years – dive into recent polling to find out the ongoing political challenges and upheavals.
- The latest GP Patient Survey finds positive shifts in experiences in UK practices since last year.