2026 = 1

In accordance with basic numerological principles, 2026 is a year of 1.
Numerology, in its most basic use-case, entails reducing numbers (as well as words through alphabetic correlations with numbers) down to a single integer.  

2+0+2+6 = 10
20+26 = 46 and 4+6 = 10
202+6 = 208 and 2+0+8 = 10
and of course, 1+0 = 1

I don't claim any meaningful expertise on the subject, though I do pay it ample attention in my daily life.  As often as not, when I see a double-digit figure my brain will run the math to reduce it to its single-digit form.  

Although there are different systems and traditions, and thus some variation and surely contentiousness about what is correct or useful, the system I was initially introduced to numbers the alphabet as follows:

1 - A/J/S
2 - B/K/T
3 - C/L/U
4 - D/M/V
5 - E/N/W
6 - F/O/X
7 - G/P/Y
8 - H/Q/Z
9 - I/R

1 is, naturally, an energy of initiatory impulse.  The energy of beginnings, of individuality, of the monadic principle. 
2 is the energy of Taiji, or the Grand Duality.  There is counter-balance here, and contrast, as well as relativity and partnership.
3 is an energy of dynamism.  It is Mercurial, in a meaningful sense, and suggests flow as well as integrity given that triangles are notoriously sturdy.
4 is a stable energy.  It indicates structure and form, or manifestation but can also signify stubborn rigidity or obstruction.
5 is an energy of change.  The WuXing philosophy nods to this, describing "Five Phases"; there is instability and unfolding.
6 is an energy of responsiveness.  From the constant of change there are endless choices to be made, hence the basic Existentialist crisis of Being.
7 is a progressive energy.  The necessary follow-through and will-power to make good on decisions and choices is represented here.
8 is an energy of cycles.  Karmic law, repetition, discipline or dedication, action and reaction; the inertia of circulation around the infinity-loop.
9 is the energy of completion or fulfillment.  The end of the cycle, the final form, fruit falling from the vine; an ending which begets new beginnings.

It can be quite compelling to reflect on previous years which carried the numerological resonance of 1, noting if any themes or patterns emerge.

1945, 1954, 1963, 1972, 1981, 1990, 1999, 2008, 2017, 2026, 2035, 2044
are all examples of years which carry the resonance of 1.