Generation Z
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Generation Z, also known as Gen Z for short, or Zoomers, is the generation after Millennials and before Generation Alpha. Generation Z are typically defined as those born from 1997 to 2012.[2]
Definition
The Library of Congress and Statistics Canada define Generation Z as those born from 1997 to 2012, both citing Pew Research Center.[3][4] In a 2022 report, the U.S. Census designates Generation Z as those born 1997 to 2013.[5] Most members of Generation Z have used digital technology since childhood and are well known with the internet and social media. Generation Z are often the children of Generation X, and it is predicted that many will be the parents of Generation Beta.[6]
Alternative names
Other proposed names for Generation Z include iGeneration, Gen Tech, Homeland Generation, Net Gen, Digitial Natives, and Plurals.[7]
Generation Z Media
Generation Z comes of age during the Information Age, which has influenced not just their societies but also their lifestyle choices.
Floral prints are enjoying a revival in the 2020s thanks to Generation Z.
K-pop acts such as BTS are popular among members of Generation Z around the world.
A teenage girl reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2023
Karen Gillan (as Amy Pond) and Matt Smith (the Eleventh Doctor) on set for Doctor Who ("The Eleventh Hour"). Popular franchises such as Doctor Who have inspired numerous fan fiction stories written mostly by young female authors.
PISA Reading Scores (2022)
Anatomical diagram of myopia, or nearsightedness
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References
- ↑ How Gen Z Impacts Urban Mobility. Meeting of the Minds (14 October 2019).
- ↑ Dimock, Michael. Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins (in en-US). Pew Research Center (January 17, 2019). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Burclaff, Natalie. Research Guides: Doing Consumer Research: A Resource Guide: Generations (in en). guides.loc.gov. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. A generational portrait of Canada’s aging population from the 2021 Census. www12.statcan.gc.ca (27 April 2022). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ Bureau, US Census. 2019 Data Show Baby Boomers Nearly 9 Times Wealthier Than Millennials. Census.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ Wellner, Alison Stein (September 1, 2000). "GENERATION". Ad Age. https://adage.com/article/american-demographics/generation/43271. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ Horovitz, Bruce (4 May 2012). After Gen X, Millennials, what should next generation be?. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/story/2012-05-03/naming-the-next-generation/54737518/1. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
