2026 - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Events Toggle Events subsection 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 2 Predicted and scheduled events 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Toggle the table of contents 2026 166 languages Аԥсшәа Afrikaans Alemannisch Aragonés العربية الدارجة مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Kotava Aymar aru Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Žemaitėška Batak Toba Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Betawi Български Banjar বাংলা བོད་ཡིག বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Brezhoneg Bosanski Català 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Cebuano کوردی Corsu Qırımtatarca Čeština Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Zazaki ދިވެހިބަސް Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu فارسی Suomi Võro Føroyskt Français Nordfriisk Furlan Frysk Gaeilge 贛語 Gàidhlig Galego گیلکی Gaelg Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî עברית Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Magyar Հայերեն Interlingua Jaku Iban Bahasa Indonesia Ilokano Ido Íslenska Italiano 日本語 Jawa ქართული Qaraqalpaqsha Қазақша ភាសាខ្មែរ 한국어 کٲشُر Kurdî Коми Kernowek Кыргызча Latina Lëtzebuergesch Luganda Limburgs Ligure Lietuvių Latviešu Basa Banyumasan Malagasy Māori Македонски മലയാളം Монгол मराठी Bahasa Melayu မြန်မာဘာသာ مازِرونی Nāhuatl Napulitano Nedersaksies नेपाल भाषा Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Occitan Livvinkarjala Ирон ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Papiamentu Polski پنجابی Português Runa Simi Română Русский Русиньскый Sardu Sicilianu سنڌي Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски တႆး සිංහල Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Anarâškielâ Српски / srpski Sunda Svenska Kiswahili Ślůnski தமிழ் ತುಳು తెలుగు Тоҷикӣ ไทย Türkmençe Tagalog Tolışi Türkçe Татарча / tatarça Тыва дыл ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Vèneto Tiếng Việt West-Vlams Volapük Winaray 吴语 მარგალური Zeêuws ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ 文言 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí 粵語 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Abstract Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons Wikinews Wikiquote Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Current calendar year 2026 January February March April May June July August September October November December Calendar year Years Millennium 3rd millennium Centuries 20th century 21st century 22nd century Decades 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 v t e 2026 by topic Arts Animation Anime Architecture Comics Film Horror Literature Poetry Radio Science fiction Television Video games esports Music Albums By genre Classical Country Hip hop Jazz Latin Metal Rock By place Africa Asia China Japan Korea Philippines Australia Brazil Canada Europe Ireland Scandinavia Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States Politics and government Elections International leaders Organized crime Religion Religious leaders Sovereign states Sovereign state leaders Territorial governors Science and technology Archaeology Biotechnology Computing (AI) Palaeontology Quantum computing and communication Senescence research Sustainable energy research Environment Birding and ornithology Climate change Weather Tornadoes Tropical cyclones Transportation Aviation Rail transport Spaceflight Transportation technology Sports American football Association football Athletics (sport) Badminton Baseball Basketball Chess Combat sports Cricket Cycling Golf Ice hockey Pro wrestling Rugby union Swimming Tennis Volleyball By sovereign state Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan The Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Comoros Congo D.R. 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Calendar year The early part of the year saw escalating armed conflicts in the Americas and Middle East. In January, the United States launched a military operation in Venezuela that captured sitting President Nicolás Maduro, leading to a blockade of Venezuelan oil exports that contributed to a crisis in Cuba. In Syria, an offensive by the Syrian government led to the Syrian Democratic Forces eventually being integrated into the Syrian Army, while in Yemen, a counteroffensive by the Yemeni government led to the collapse of the Southern Transitional Council. In February, Pakistan launched airstrikes against Afghanistan, leading to an open war between both nations. In Iran, in response to authorities cracking down on protests, the United States and Israel began a war in late February with the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which resulted in widespread economic grief, fuel shortages and retaliatory strikes on Gulf nations, as well as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a naval blockade. The continued release of the Epstein files that began the previous year has influenced scrutiny, media coverage, and in some cases arrests of high profile individuals in politics, business, and academia in the western world. American businessman Elon Musk became the first person to have a verified net worth exceeding $1 trillion upon the initial public offering of his company SpaceX in June. In politics, a conservative wave spread through Latin America, with right-wing victories in Colombia, Costa Rica and Peru while far right parties in Europe continued to gain ground in the United Kingdom and across the European Union, though the long ruling right wing government in Hungary lost power after ruling since 2010, and Portugal elected a centre-left social democrat over a right-wing populist in their presidential election. In science and technology, the dominant headline has been NASA's Artemis II flyby of the Moon, the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, sending the first woman, Black man, and non-American beyond low Earth orbit. Artificial intelligence has continued to advance, with increasing focus on scaling models, infrastructure, and commercial applications. While some high-profile projects such as OpenAI's Sora were discontinued, development of generative AI—including text-to-video models—has continued across the industry. In sports, the 2026 FIFA World Cup became the first edition to be hosted by three nations (United States, Mexico and Canada) and the first to include 48 teams, in addition to setting the record for the highest attendance in World Cup history. The 2026 Winter Olympics were the first Olympic Games to be officially co-hosted by two cities (Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy). In health, an epidemic of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization. Events [edit] January [edit] La Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, where a fire kills 41 people and injures 116 others on January 1 Map of the US airstrikes on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores on January 3 Protests take place in Uganda on January 16 due to allegations of fraud over the general election, won by incumbent President Yoweri Museveni Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez and government officials inspecting the Adamuz rail disaster site that occurred on January 18 January 1 Bulgaria adopts the euro, becoming the 21st member state of the eurozone.[1] Cyprus begins its role as President of the Council of the European Union.[2] 41…