Building H Index
The 2024 Rankings were published on October 14, 2024.
The Building H Index rates and ranks products and services from America’s best known companies on how they affect everyday health. We assess how products and services like DoorDash, Netflix, Instagram, PlayStation and many more influence five behaviors - healthy eating, physical activity, sleep, social engagement, and time spent outdoors.
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Rankings
2024 Building H Index
The 2024 Building H rates and ranks 75+ products and services in the entertainment, food, housing and transportation industries.
2022 Building H index
The 2022 version of the Index ranked 37 products and services across four industries.
In the news …
Building H Report Ranks Consumer Companies on How They Impact Their customers’ Health
See the press release announcing the release of the 2024 Index.
Some companies make us less healthy. This list ranks them best to worst
Fast Company’s Adele Peters covered the release of the 2022 Building H Index, interviewing Building H co-founders Thomas Goetz and Steve Downs.
Designing Health into Everyday Life
Bon Ku, host of the popular podcast Design Lab with Bon Ku, sat down with Steve and Thomas to discuss the 2022 Building H Index report and the origins of Building H.