202106? What does that mean?

With the release of the mid-year audience forecast, users may have noticed that the year designation for this latest data source is shown as 202106

Worry not, Geopath isn't forecasting 200,000 years in the future, this was the simplest way to differentiate the June 2021 - May 2022 forecast from the legacy 2021 forecast. 202106 denotes the year the forecast was created (2021) and the month in which it was released (June - 06)

Subsequent forecasts will employ a similar labeling structure and any use of time travel will be highlighted in those respective announcements