The article is a presentation of the results of our own research. Global threats were made the key research category, the characteristics of which are listed and described in the text. A procedure of our own research is presented in the article and the results obtained are analysed and interpreted. The aim of the research was to find out opinions on the probability of the occurrence of global threats and the strength of their potential impact on the social order in Poland in a ten-year perspective. The research was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey with the use of an original survey questionnaire. Three waves of the survey were conducted: in 2018, 2020 and 2022. The article identifies differences in the assessment of specific threats and their types in successive waves of the survey. From 2020 onwards, the highest rating is given to the probability and strength of the potential impact of economic risks on Poland. A systematic increase in the overall rating of the probability of occurrence and strength of the potential impact of threats on the country’s social order has also been documented.