21 Facts About Generation Z

Generation Z, colloquially known as zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha.

Generation Z teenagers are more concerned than older generations with academic performance and job prospects, and are better at delaying gratification than their counterparts from the 1960s despite concerns to the contrary.

Additionally, the prevalence of allergies among adolescents and young adults in Generation Z is greater than the general population; there is greater awareness and diagnosis of mental health conditions; and sleep-deprivation is more frequently reported.

In many countries, Gen Z youth are more likely to be diagnosed with intellectual disabilities and psychiatric disorders than older generations.

Around the world, members of Generation Z are spending more time on electronic devices and less time reading books than before, with implications for their attention spans, vocabulary, academic performance, and future economic contributions.

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Name Generation Z is a reference to the fact that it is the second generation after Generation X, continuing the alphabetical sequence from Generation Y .

The term Internet Generation Z is in reference to the fact that the generation is the first to have been born after the mass-adoption of the Internet.

Psychology professor and author Jean Twenge used the term iGeneration Z, originally intending to use it as the title of her 2006 book about Millennials, Generation Z Me, before being overruled by her publisher, Atria Publishing Group.

Pew Research Center specified 1997 as their starting birth year for Generation Z, choosing this date for "different formative experiences", such as new technological and socioeconomic developments, as well as growing up in a world after the September 11 attacks.

Pew has not specified an endpoint for Generation Z, but used 2012 as a tentative endpoint for their 2019 report.

Psychologist Jean Twenge has defined Generation Z as the "iGeneration" using a range of those born between 1995 and 2012.

Australia's McCrindle Research Centre defines Generation Z as those born between 1995 and 2009.

The World Economic Forum, Deloitte, McKinsey, and PricewaterhouseCoopers use 1995 as the starting point for Gen Z The Center for Generational Kinetics define Generation Z as those born from 1996 to 2015.

Nostalgia culture among Generation Z even extends to the usage of automobiles; in some countries, such as Indonesia, there are social media communities surrounding the purchasing used cars from earlier decades.

Generation Z preferred staying home and watching television or browsing social media networks to visiting museums or galleries.

Generation Z has a plethora of options when it comes to music consumption, allowing for a highly personalized experience.

However, Generation Z is more likely to look carefully for package deals that would bring them the most value for their money, as many of them are already saving money for buying a house and for retirement, and they prefer more physically active trips.

Generation Z is the most diverse generation in the European Union in regards to national origin.

In tandem with more members of Generation Z being able to vote in elections during the late 2010s and early 2020s, the youth vote has increased.

Generation Z is one of the first cohorts to have Internet technology readily available at a young age.

The negative side to mobile devices for Generation Z, according to Twenge, is they are less "face to face", and thus feel more lonely and left out.