What Is the AXA Future Risks Report and What Does the 2026 Edition Highlight?

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The AXA Future Risks Report is an AXA publication that surveys emerging and future risks, and the 2026 edition puts artificial intelligence at the top of experts' concerns, ahead of climate change. You can read the announcement on axa.com's News section and download the full report as a PDF (8.9 MB) from the Publications section.

What the report covers

The Future Risks Report is listed on axa.com alongside AXA's other corporate publications. Its purpose is to identify and rank the risks that experts expect to matter most in the years ahead, giving readers a structured view of how the risk landscape is shifting.

The 2026 edition's headline finding, as stated in AXA's press release dated October 13, 2026, is that artificial intelligence has become experts' top concern, moving ahead of climate change. That ordering is the main takeaway to note if you are citing the report.

Where to find it on axa.com

What you want Where it appears on the site
The headline finding Press release: "AXA Future Risks Report 2026: Artificial Intelligence Becomes Experts' Top Concern, Ahead of Climate Change" (October 13, 2026)
The full document Publications section — "Future Risks Report 2026," Download PDF, 8.9 MB
A short entry point The "Future Risks Report 2026" item in the site's main content area, with a "read more" link

The site presents the report as a downloadable PDF rather than an interactive tool, so plan on reading a document rather than browsing a dashboard.

Other publications in the same section

If the Future Risks Report is close to what you need, the Publications section also lists:

  • Mind Health Report 2026 — PDF, 16.6 MB
  • 2025 Integrated Report — PDF, 3.7 MB
  • 2026 AXA Foresight Report — PDF, 16.2 MB

These sit alongside the Future Risks Report, so you can compare formats and pick the one that matches your topic — mental health, overall corporate performance, or forward-looking risk analysis.

How to use it

  1. Go to axa.com and open the News or Publications area.
  2. Read the October 13, 2026 press release first if you only need the top-line conclusion.
  3. Download the PDF if you need the full ranking, methodology, or supporting detail.
  4. Check the file size before downloading (8.9 MB) if you are on a limited connection.

One thing to keep in mind: the site excerpt confirms the report's existence, its 2026 headline, and the download, but it does not spell out the full risk ranking or methodology. For anything beyond the AI-first finding, you need the PDF itself.