A  type of technology that completely displaces an established technology and creates a new market and disrupts the existing market and value network is known as Disruptive technology.

This technology cleans away the system that it replaces as it has attributes that are recognizably superior.

For Example – e-mail commerce online platforms, news sites, ride-sharing apps, GPS systems, and many more. Car and television are the best examples of the famous disruptive technologies in history. Innovation is sustainable when it improves the existing products.

But in today’s modern technological world we have more disruptive technologies. It is a type of radical change in the existing industry.

The top five disruptive technology includes:-

1. 3D printing
2. Blockchain
3. Internet of things
4. Artificial intelligence
5. Virtual Augmented Reality

Social Media is the best example of a disruptive mobile technology because of the following reasons:-

1.  Social media platforms are facilitating social interactions and networks with the help of their network and after the launch of social media apps, e-mail, text, phone calls, and face-to-face interactions have been reduced a lot.
2. Today WhatsApp has become a utility application in the market. It has replaced the SMS messaging platforms of the telecom companies. Now it has new features such as video calls and voice calls.
3. It has drawn all the attention and as a result telecom companies were pressurized to adapt phone plans which offer more data and unlimited calls at a low price.
4. It becomes an instant messaging platform.
5. Social media apps have become an instant messaging platform and because of these platforms, people are now less interested in face-to-face interactions and meetings. People are living in a virtual world.
6. Social media applications also spark opportunities and millions of motivation through brilliant ideas of creativity.

We can identify a disruptive technology by keeping the following points in mind

1.  If an innovation completely changes the usage of the product.
2. If it serves totally different set of customers then the innovation is disruptive.

Why disruptive technology is important?

Disruptive technology is important because it provides many opportunities to gain an important path in the existing industries. It has the power to identify the upcoming shift coming in the market. It also identifies the different areas of need and interest that consumers have while purchasing any product.