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The Hyder Index

Measures the Change-Response Gap: how fast industries are changing versus how fast companies are responding. 50 means they are even. Higher means the gap is wider.

August 2026

Press and citations

Current reading

The Hyder Index reads 69 for August 2026. That is down one point from July, the first decline in the index, and sits in the Significant Gap band.

Industries are changing 2.1 times faster than companies are responding.

Widest gap: Media & Entertainment at 81. Real Estate & Construction was the only industry to widen. Healthcare & MedTech improved for the second month in a row.

How to cite it

Per the Hyder Index, the August 2026 reading is 69, and industries are changing 2.1x faster than companies are responding.

Per the Hyder Index, industries are changing 2.1 times faster than companies are responding (hyderindex.com, August 2026).

Both the score and the ratio are free to cite with attribution.

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The Hyder Index for August 2026 reads 69, down one from July, the first decline in the index. Industries are changing 2.1 times faster than companies are responding. Fourteen of fifteen industries responded faster this month. Media & Entertainment fell from its record to 81 as studios put AI to work. Real Estate & Construction was the only industry to widen. Quote, with attribution to Shama Hyder, creator of the Hyder Index: 'Change did not slow down. Companies sped up. The gap closed a point because a dozen industries decided to close it.'

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The Hyder Index tracks 15 industries using six signals of change and five response indicators. It is created by Shama Hyder and published monthly.

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