Generation Z

Generation Z is the first generation to have widespread access to the Internet from an early school age.
Electric kick scooters and smartphones are particularly associated with Generation Z.

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.

Definition

The Library of Congress and Statistics Canada define Generation Z as those born from 1997 to 2012, both citing Pew Research Center. In a 2022 report, the U.S. Census designates Generation Z as those born 1997 to 2013. Most members of Generation Z have used digital technology since childhood and are well known with the internet and social media.

Alternative names

Other proposed names for Generation Z include iGeneration, Gen Tech, Homeland Generation, Net Gen, Digitial Natives, and Plurals.

References

  1. ↑ "How Gen Z Impacts Urban Mobility". Meeting of the Minds. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Dimock, Michael (January 17, 2019). "Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ↑ Burclaff, Natalie. "Research Guides: Doing Consumer Research: A Resource Guide: Generations". guides.loc.gov. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 April 2022). "A generational portrait of Canada's aging population from the 2021 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Bureau, US Census. "2019 Data Show Baby Boomers Nearly 9 Times Wealthier Than Millennials". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2023. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ Horovitz, Bruce (4 May 2012). "After Gen X, Millennials, what should next generation be?". USA Today. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2012.