XAI has created Grokipedia and Grokipedia has a Nextbigfuture article. Nextbigfuture provided early coverage of Companies that Become deep tech Unicorns. Dozens of top Nucleqr fission and Fusion, quantum computer and Space Companies before They Became Billion $ Unicorns.
There has been a surge in Grokipedia traffic to approximately 3.5 million daily visits, representing a roughly 9,900% increase from the November baseline. This growth is attributed to rapid article expansion (now over 6 million articles), viral attention on X, and increasing visibility.
Wikipedia has round 3.5 billion monthly visits (Similarweb for late 2025) to higher figures in some reports. This is roughly 100–200 million daily visits globally (or even higher when including pageviews, which can exceed 7–11 billion monthly across the site).
Wikipedia’s traffic is still roughly 30–60 times higher (or more) on a daily basis than Grokipedia.
The Grokipedia AI-driven project is now approaching or exceeding English Wikipedia’s ~7.1 million.
There is no Wikipedia entry for Nextbigfuture.
However, there are 110 wikipedia citations of Nextbigfuture. Mostly in nuclear fission, fusion and space topics.
Nextbigfuture Influence
I, Brian Wang and my site Nextbigfuture were critical in popularizing nuclear as safe energy and the concept of Deaths per terawatt hour. The site was cited 1000+ times and collectively have over 1 million view on the articles on Deaths per Terawatt hour. The 2008 piece alone was cited in 20+ mainstream outlets (Forbes 2012 article on “Energy’s Deathprint”, the material was used and was not cited by dozens of other news media sources) and influenced James Hansen’s 2013 NASA study estimating nuclear prevented 1.84M air pollution deaths (1971–2009), saving millions more if expanded. Greenpeace (ironically) referenced it in 2011 reports, admitting nuclear’s edge over fossils.
The work is correlated with rising nuclear energy support. U.S. nuclear favorability climbed from 50% (2010) to 57% (2023, Gallup).
Nextbigfuture -multiple citations in a DOE report on thorium and advanced nuclear reactors
Advanced Reactor Technologies – Thorium-Based Fuel (DOE Report to U.S. Congress, prepared by the Office of Nuclear Energy, May 2024).
51 Wikipedia citations of nextbigfuture on topics in nuclear energy and AI Safety.
Wikipedia Articles with nextbigfuture citation ==> Terrestrial Energy, Terrapower, Pressure Water Reactor, BN800 reactor, BN1200 reactor, Stable Salt Reactor, thorium based nuclear power, nuclear power in canada, small modular reactor, nuclear decommissioning
Early Coverage of Companies that Become Unicorns – Top Nucleqr fission and Fusion, quantum computer and Space Companies Before They Became Billion $ Unicorns
Nextbigfuture let you know the deep technology companies that have now become billion dollar and multi-billion dollar giants before they become huge.
There were live, high-visibility interviews with Nano Nuclear’s CEO before and after their IPO.
Hundreds of articles on Dwave Systems.
Rigetti Computing (RGTI) also covered. Market cap approximately $8–8.5 billion (recent estimates around $8.3B–$8.5B). Focuses on superconducting qubits and vertically integrated hardware; has seen volatile trading but maintains unicorn-level status.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems and other nuclear fusion companies. Companies like Zap Energy, Type One Energy, and several Chinese firms (e.g., Shanghai Fusion Energy or similar entities exceeding 10B yuan/~$1.4B+) have hit unicorn territory or close.
Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology.
Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for high potential early-stage companies. He is the Head of Research for Allocations for deep technology investments and an Angel Investor at Space Angels.
A frequent speaker at corporations, he has been a TEDx speaker, a Singularity University speaker and guest at numerous interviews for radio and podcasts. He is open to public speaking and advising engagements.
