Prediction track records

Scorecards for named pundits, CEOs, weather forecasters and election forecasters: their public, dated predictions, checked against what happened.

16 figures60 predictions58 resolved2 open

Leaderboard

  1. 1 CSU hurricane forecast teamColorado State University's seasonal Atlantic hurricane outlook, led by Phil Klotzbach Weather forecasters 4 resolved3 right · 1 wrong 66%Mostly right
  2. 2 Ann SelzerPollster behind the Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, Selzer & Company Election forecasters 5 resolved4 right · 1 wrong 61%Leans right
  3. 3 Allan LichtmanHistorian at American University, author of The Keys to the White House Election forecasters 11 resolved8 right · 1 wrong · 2 partly 59%Leans right
  4. 4 Sam WangNeuroscientist, runs the Princeton Election Consortium Election forecasters 5 resolved3 right · 2 wrong 58%Leans right
  5. 5 Larry SummersEconomist, former US Treasury Secretary Pundits 3 resolved2 right · 1 wrong 56%Leans right
  6. 6 Nate SilverFounder of FiveThirtyEight, now writes Silver Bulletin Election forecasters 6 resolved3 right · 3 wrong 54%Coin flip
  7. 7 Nouriel RoubiniEconomist at NYU Stern, nicknamed Dr. Doom Pundits 3 resolved1 right · 1 wrong · 1 partly 43%Leans wrong
  8. 8 Paul KrugmanEconomist, New York Times columnist from 2000 to 2024 Pundits 4 resolved1 right · 3 wrong 37%Leans wrong
  9. 9 Jim CramerHost of CNBC's Mad Money Pundits 3 resolved0 right · 3 wrong 31%Mostly wrong
  10. 10 Elon MuskCEO of Tesla and SpaceX CEOs 6 resolved1 right · 5 wrong 25%Mostly wrong
  11. Paul EhrlichBiologist, author of The Population Bomb Pundits 3 resolved0 right · 3 wrong 47%Record faded
  12. Jim KeyesCEO of Blockbuster from 2007 to 2011 CEOs 1 resolved0 right · 1 wrong –Too few to score
  13. Mark ZuckerbergCEO of Meta CEOs None resolved1 open –Too few to score
  14. Met OfficeThe UK's national weather service Weather forecasters 2 resolved0 right · 2 wrong –Too few to score
  15. Michael FishBBC weather presenter from 1974 to 2004 Weather forecasters 1 resolved0 right · 1 wrong –Too few to score
  16. Steve BallmerCEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014 CEOs 1 resolved0 right · 1 wrong –Too few to score

Recently resolved

  • Wrong

    Elon Musk: Tesla's robotaxi service will cover half the US population by the end of 2025.

    Score 29% → 25% (−4.6 pts)

  • Right

    CSU hurricane forecast team: The 2024 Atlantic season will be extremely active: 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, 5 major (April outlook).

    Score 58% → 67% (+9.3 pts)

  • Wrong

    Allan Lichtman: Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election.

    Score 72% → 60% (−12.1 pts)

  • Wrong

    Ann Selzer: Kamala Harris carries Iowa in 2024 (final Iowa Poll: Harris +3).

    Score 76% → 61% (−14.8 pts)

  • Wrong

    Nate Silver: Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election.

    Score 55% → 54% (−0.9 pts)

  • Wrong

    Larry Summers: Containing inflation will take five years of unemployment above 5%, or a shorter spell at a higher rate.

    Score 72% → 56% (−15.7 pts)

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  • Resolves

    Elon Musk: An uncrewed Starship will launch toward Mars in the late-2026 transfer window.

    Made 29 May 2025Stated chance 50%

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    Mark Zuckerberg: Within the next decade the metaverse will reach a billion people.

    Made 28 Oct 2021

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