: generation z
Gen Z is as nuanced and complex as every generation before them … In fact, they are considered to be the most diverse and multicultural generation ever.—
Andrew Kelly and Guy Cierzan
Andrew Kelly and Guy CierzanGen Z is incredibly media savvy, so the challenge for marketers is trying to connect with an audience that already knows every marketing trick in the book.—Chirag Kulkarni
—often used before another nounChirag KulkarniGen Z activists are using social media to start movements and gather the momentum they need to make positive changes in the world.—Savanna Smith
—often hyphenated in such useSavanna SmithGen-Z students/consumers
Gen Zer
noun
or Gen-Zer
plural Gen Zers or Gen-Zers
… even the oldest Gen Zer was just a tween when the iPhone was released in 2007.
—Ryan Kelly
Ryan Kelly
Though many tend to lump them together, millennials and Gen Zers are two very different cohorts.
—Chad Recchia
Chad Recchia
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This growing shift has generational roots, as Millennial and Gen Z consumers are spending more on health and wellness than older consumers.
—Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In the first quarter of 2024, Gen Z made up 18% of the workforce, according to the Department of Labor, but 18- to 25-year-olds made up nearly 25% of all new hires in skilled trade industries that year, according to Gusto.
—Zachary Green,gili Malinsky, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Millennials and Gen Z are feeling this most acutely.
—Devi Brown, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
In China, Gen Z numbers 233 million, representing 16.5 percent of the country’s population and accounting for 13 percent of household expenditure, according to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In the first quarter of 2024, Gen Z made up 18% of the workforce, according to the Department of Labor, but 18- to 25-year-olds made up nearly 25% of all new hires in skilled trade industries that year, according to Gusto.
—Zachary Green,gili Malinsky, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Millennials and Gen Z are feeling this most acutely.
—Devi Brown, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
In China, Gen Z numbers 233 million, representing 16.5 percent of the country’s population and accounting for 13 percent of household expenditure, according to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Gen Z.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gen%20Z. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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