Finland tops the 2026 World Happiness Report again. See the full ranking, key trends, and where the United States lands this year.

Following this little-known path can lead to a good life, happiness expert says: A lot of people struggle to happiness and meaning--but following this little-known path can put you on the path to ...

The World Happiness Report 2026 is out, with Finland retaining its title as the happiest country for the ninth year in a row. Nordic nations continue to dominate the rankings, while Costa Rica makes a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. A new study identifies states where you’re most likely to ...

There are some important things we don't quite understand until too much time has passed. Everyone's ultimate goal in life is to be happy and content, but getting there is no walk in the park. We all ...

Have you ever looked at someone who seems to radiate joy and wondered, "Are they just lucky?" It's easy to assume that people who seem to have had easier lives—stable families, good education, ...

International Day of Happiness 2026: Every year on 20 March, people across the globe come together to mark the International Day of Happiness, a moment dedicated to joy, kindness and emotional ...

Chasing happiness does one thing better than anything else: It emphasizes the fact you aren’t happy yet. We’re unhappy because we made happiness conditional. ‘I’ll be happy when I get to $10k per ...

The experience of work has been turned upside down in the last few years. And if you're like most people, you're giving more thought to when, where and how you work—as well as why. The global dialogue ...

Recently, links to a variety of articles made their way into my social media feed. One such article was from Todd (2021) 1 claiming that “Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or ...

Victor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist who spent much of World War II in concentration camps, where he lost most of his family to illness and murder. Yet, somehow, he kept his humanity and later ...

Since 2016, Sergey Young has learned more and more about longevity by investing in companies that are working to develop technology that can increase healthspans. Young has more than 20 years of ...