Issue Streaming, gaming, and social platforms become substitutes for in-person experience
Summary
McKinsey argues the boundary of what counts as an experience is widening, with digital and at-home formats functioning as legitimate substitutes or complements to in-person ones, which forces experience strategy beyond physical channels.
Classification
Main topicValues & Lifestyles
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- State of the Consumer 2026: When tech acceleration and cost pressures collide McKinsey & Company page=13;section=Chapter 3: The experience economy - Consumers prioritize meaning and memories 2026-06 accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 1
Directly linked signals 0
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Relation types: constitutes
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