A Billion People Globally Have a Mental Health Condition | Hannes Klöpper, HelloBetter

Ten years out of university research, 200,000 people treated, and the average user is a woman in her forties. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Hannes Klöpper leads HelloBetter, a digital mental health company that grew out of university research more than ten years ago. He sets out the scale of the problem, the demographics of who actually uses digital mental health tools, and the realistic timeline for building clinical evidence. KEY FINDINGS • A billion people globally living with mental health conditions • HelloBetter grown out of university research over ten years ago • Roughly 200,000 people treated across the products • Age distribution peaking in the mid-forties • Users up to 80 years old • The average user being a woman in her forties • Fifteen to eighteen months as a realistic build timeline NOTABLE QUOTES "There are a billion people globally that suffer from mental health conditions." — Hannes Klöpper GUEST Hannes Klöpper, HelloBetter FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/hannes-klopper-hellobetter-digital-mental-health Recorded at HLTH Europe 2026, Amsterdam for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — HEALTHCARE AI KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, and every attendee leaves with a ninety-day plan they helped build. Every year I in