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Generation Z (often shortened to Gen Z), also known as Zoomers, [1] [2] [3] is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha.Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years, with the generation most frequently being defined as people born from 1997 to 2012.
The name Generation Z is a reference to the fact that follows Generation Y (Millennials), which was preceded by Generation X. [52] Other proposed names for the generation include iGeneration, [53] Homeland Generation, [54] Net Gen, [53] Digital Natives, [53] Neo-Digital Natives, [55] [56] Pluralist Generation, [53] Centennials, [57] and Post-Millennials. [58]
Gen Z was born between 1997 and 2012 and is considered the first generation to have largely grown up using the internet, modern technology and social media.
The demographic group born between 1997 and 2012 — also known as Zoomers, the iGeneration or just Gen Z — has faced strong headwinds as its older members have aged into potential homeownership.
In iGen, Jean Twenge examines the advantages, disadvantages and consequences of technology in the lives of the generation of teens/young adults.She argues that generational divides are more prominent than ever and parents, educators and employers have a strong desire to understand the newer generation.
In addition, the survey spotlighted Zoomers' confidence in their entrepreneurial ability. About 80 percent say their generation "has better skills for pursuing entrepreneurship than their parents ...
Generation Z (or Gen Z for short), colloquially also known as zoomers, [1] [2] is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. [3] Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years. [4]
Chase Gallagher was just 12 years old when he started mowing his neighbor's lawn for $35. The Gen Zer kept at it instead of going to college and now his business is generating over $1 million.