Organization · Community
Global Shapers Community
The Global Shapers Community is a network of over 300 city-based hubs led by young leaders aged 18-30, focusing on youth-led dialogue and action to address local and global challenges.
Overview
What Global Shapers Community does
What Global Shapers Community is
The Global Shapers Community is a network of over 300 city-based hubs led by young leaders aged 18-30, focusing on youth-led dialogue and action to address local and global challenges.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 11, 2026
Official channels
Find Global Shapers Community elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Global Shapers Community as a community
Community overview
The Global Shapers Community was founded in 2011 and is based in over 150 countries and territories. It is a network of young people who come together to improve the state of the world through local solutions to global issues. The community consists of 11,520 members organized into 508 local hubs.
Community focus
The Global Shapers Community focuses on empowering young people to drive social change. They engage in various initiatives that address local challenges and foster community development. The organization emphasizes collective action and collaboration among its members to tackle issues such as environmental protection, social justice, and education.
Member value
Members of the Global Shapers Community gain access to a global network of young leaders, opportunities for collaboration on impactful projects, and the chance to participate in initiatives that drive social change.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 11,520
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students · Founders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
The Global Shapers Community hosts the Global Shapers Show on LinkedIn, featuring discussions on youth engagement and global issues.
Common questions
What to know about Global Shapers Community
Upseed classifies Global Shapers Community under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 11, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
Upseed is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organization described on this page.