What Global Indicators Does Gallup Track and What Do They Measure?

Gallup tracks a set of global indicators spanning workplace and societal topics, including employee engagement, artificial intelligence, hybrid work, economic performance and financial security, life evaluation, employee retention and attraction, employee wellbeing, leadership and management, leadership approval and trust in institutions, emotional wellbeing, and organizational culture. Gallup describes these as "measuring progress on what matters most to workplaces and societies at large." If you want data-driven insight into how workplaces and societies are changing, these indicators are organized so you can browse by topic.

The workplace indicators

These focus on how organizations and employees are doing:

• Employee Engagement — how connected and committed employees are to their work.
• Artificial Intelligence — how AI adoption is affecting workplaces and culture. Gallup's midyear data suggest organizations see the strongest employee engagement when they pair AI with clear expectations, thoughtful implementation, and manager support.
• Hybrid Work — the state of remote and hybrid arrangements.
• Employee Retention & Attraction — what draws people to a job and keeps them there.
• Employee Wellbeing — the health and life quality of the workforce.
• Leadership & Management — how leaders and managers perform and are perceived.
• Organizational Culture — the shared norms and environment inside organizations. On AI's effect on culture, Gallup found 24% of employees say their culture has improved and another 25% say it has worsened.

The societal indicators

These look at populations and institutions more broadly:

• Economic Performance & Financial Security — how people and economies are faring financially.
• Life Evaluation Index — how people rate their own lives. One finding: the share of U.S. adults under 30 classified as "thriving" is 20 points below the group's 2010 high mark.
• Leadership Approval & Trust in Institutions — confidence in leaders and institutions such as elections.
• Emotional Wellbeing — emotional health across countries. Gallup's 2026 "State of the World's Emotional Health" report draws on 97 countries and examines social media and wellbeing, including how time spent on social media relates to emotional experiences.

How the data is presented

Gallup organizes these indicators as browsable categories, so you can go directly to the topic you care about rather than sorting through one undifferentiated dataset. Alongside the indicators, Gallup publishes featured reports — for example, the 2026 "State of the World's Emotional Health" report — that go deeper on a single theme.

Who this is for

These indicators suit anyone who wants to understand workplace and social trends through data: HR and people leaders, researchers, journalists, and general readers tracking how topics like AI adoption, engagement, and wellbeing are shifting over time.

To use them, start from the indicator that matches your question — for instance, "Is AI helping or hurting our culture?" points to the Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Culture indicators — then read the related report for context and country-level detail.