In this slide,Scaalex brings you Top business & Tech highlights and major events that dominated in 2022. The slide covers themes related to business, tech and finance industries. Read our 2022 review blog in detail: https://scaalex.com/blog/2022-year-in-review-themes-events-thatdefined-business-tech-world/

1. 2022 Year In Review

2. 2022 has come to an end. The Business & Tech world
witnessed a lot of changes, ups and down, this year.
In this slide, we look back at the major business & tech
highlights that defined 2022.

3. 2022 witnessed a staggering number of layoffs from
startups. More than 50 startups laid off close to
around eighteen thousand employees in 2022 including
unicorns Unacademy, BYJU’s, OYO, Ola and more.
The Indian startup ecosystem also wasn’t in a smooth ride
as the funding was significantly lower compared to 2021.
Layoffs

4. 2022 saw a record number of employees quitting their
jobs for several reasons, including career
changes, bad workplace experience, slashed salaries,
overtime shifts, etc.
It all began when companies brought new rules to the
workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic. It brought
drastic changes in the workplace, which negatively
affected the employees leading them to take the hard
decision.
Resignation

5. Reducing the impact of its activities on the environment
and society has become a top priority for companies this
year.
Brands are turning towards technologies that adapt to
the planet’s needs and help achieve business
sustainability.
Some of the common sustainability initiatives brands
invested in 2022 are tracking emissions, improving
manufacturing efficiency, solutions for recycling products
etc.
Business
Sustainability

6. • The global crypto users went over 320 million users in
2022.
• India ranks 2nd worldwide regarding the highest
number of crypto holders, with the USA on top with
46 million.
• 2022 was the biggest year for digital-asset heists as
crypto hackers stole more than $3 billion worth of
cryptos.
• One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges,
FTX, filed for bankruptcy.
Cryptocurrency

7. Artificial Intelligence has greatly impacted business this
year, with companies of various sectors implementing AI
to automate tasks and increase efficiency.
Also the usage of AI capabilities in organizations has
doubled from 2018 to 2022, with Natural language
generation, Deep learning, and Robotic process
automation on top.
Artificial
Intelligence

8. • Non-Fungible token (NFT) is a digital/virtual asset
built on decentralized blockchain technology and
represents ownership of a unique item or asset.
• NFTs became popular earlier this year, and users
often used it to represent ownership of digital assets,
such as art, music, videos, and collectables.
• Celebrities around the world in different industries
used NFTs to sell their digital artworks and
collectables for millions of dollars.
NFT

9. Metaverse is a virtual shared space where people can
interact with each other and with digital objects and
experiences in a way that is similar to the real world.
Metaverse is facilitated by the use of virtual reality and
augmented reality headsets.
In the business landscape, Metaverse can potentially
shape the future of companies in Virtual meetings,
Virtual retail, Virtual Real-Estate, Virtual Education etc.
Metaverse

10. ChatGPT took the internet by storm because of its ability
to accomplish various tasks and answer any questions
put forward by the users.
ChatGPT is an AI Chat-bot developed by OpenAI that uses
Natural language processing (NPL) to generate human-
like responses to queries. It can write and debug codes,
answer questions, solve mathematical problems, write
detailed essays etc.
ChatGPT