In the second decade of the twenty-first century, one of the most notable shifts in capitalism is how its digitization increasingly affects people's methods of living and producing. The article represents an attempt to understand the transformational realities of digital capitalism in the field of political economy. In particular, the phenomenon of the emergence and growth of a new class – the precariat – is considered. The key challenges of the digital era of globalism and their implications for state policy of wellbeing are systematized.