data.org @ 5
data.org is proud to celebrate five years of data-driven social impact. Since our launch at the World Economic Forum in 2020, we have invested in innovative applications of data and AI for good, fueled workforce development of purpose-driven data practitioners, and supported digital public goods in collaboration with a global community of domain experts.
As we enter our next chapter, we are committed to harnessing the power of the AI revolution alongside our partners in the social sector to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. We look forward to working with you to drive measurable social impact and empower a growing ecosystem through data and AI.
By the Numbers
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$30M+
in follow on funding catalyzed for innovation challenge awardees
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2,410
innovation challenge entries from over 150 countries.
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75k+
purpose-driven data practitioners trained and engaged
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8,000+
data and AI for social impact organizations engaged
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40k+
Epiverse package downloads as of January 2025
Global Innovation Challenges
Global challenges surface innovative and scalable approaches that leverage data and AI for social impact. See how data.org challenges are engaging organizations, and advancing the field.
Capacity Accelerator Network
The Capacity Accelerator Network is developing a new workforce of purpose-driven data and AI practitioners through a global network of local partners from four-year institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), community colleges, and innovation hubs.
Epiverse
Epiverse is a global collaborative working to develop a trustworthy data analysis ecosystem dedicated to getting ahead of the next public health crisis.
Featured Thought Leadership
The Future
Fast forward five years, and the landscape is nearly unrecognizable.
In 2025, the field’s growth has soared, and data.org has fostered a global community of local leaders: cross-sector, purpose-driven data practitioners who are not just collecting and analyzing data, but developing innovative solutions. Solutions like an LLM that informs sexual and reproductive health, a mobile application providing smallholder farmers access to clean, efficient cooling, and an AI that reimagines credit scoring for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Today, the meteoric rise of AI has made our work more urgent than ever, taking us from a moment to a movement. A movement that data.org continues to lead.
We are amplifying and scaling practical solutions and strategies through global innovation challenges. We are accelerating adoption of digital public goods to drive globally informed, locally led change. And we are training a new workforce of problem solvers through our Capacity Accelerator Network. A workforce that—with 2.6 billion people still offline across the globe—will bridge the digital divide and empower local leaders to navigate the seismic shifts of AI to serve people and planet.
We can’t afford to wait—the power and the peril are both exponential. Support for data.org is critical to prevent this alarming gap in knowledge and access from widening. When we leverage the power of data and AI for good, we have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to build climate resilience, improve public health, increase financial inclusion, promote gender equity, and tackle other emerging challenges for a stronger, more inclusive future.
data.org 5th Anniversary Booklet
Learn more about data.org’s achievements, impact, and its vision for the future of data and AI for social impact.