Generation Z

English Alternative forms en generation Z Generation Zed Gen Z Gen-Z Etymology Using Z as the letter that follows Y, as in en Generation Y. Proper noun Generation Z The generation of people born between the mid-late 1990s and early 2010s, following Generation Y, typically defined as beginning with births in 1997 and ending with births in 2012. en iGeneration iGen digital natives Post-Millennials Generation K zoomers en boomer#Etymology_2 boomers Generation X Generation Y en 2013 Robert E. Gunther; William S. Kane; Leigh Thompson; Martha I. Finney The Truth About Better Decision-Making (Collection) FT Press 9780133445756 Generation Z, those born after 1997, also known as the Millennials or the “I” generation, grew up watching the fall of the World Trade Center, the crash of the financial markets, and the intoxicating greed of financial moguls. en Alex Williams Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z The New York Times 2015-09-18 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/fashion/move-over-millennials-here-comes-generation-z.html 0362-4331 Sure, millennials were digital; their teenage years were defined by iPods and MySpace. But Generation Z is the first generation to be raised in the era of smartphones. Many do not remember a time before social media. https://web.archive.org/web/20260207004121/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/fashion/move-over-millennials-here-comes-generation-z.html 7 February 2026 Derived terms en Generation Zer MZ generation Zillennial Translations generation of people Arabic: ar جِيل زِد m Catalan: ca generació Z f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn Z世代 (Z) shìdài, cmn 網生代, cmn 網生一代 Finnish: fi Z-sukupolvi French: fr génération Z German: de Generation Z f Hindi: hi Z पीढ़ी f Hungarian: hu Z generáció Polish: pl pokolenie Z n Portuguese: pt geração Z f Spanish: es generación Z f Turkish: tr Z kuşağı Zhuang: za daihvunz vangjloz See also genz Noun Generation Z A member of Generation Z. en Generation Zer Gen Z Gen-Zer Z Zer zoomer<id:Gen-Z> en Mark McCrindle Generation Alpha: Understanding Our Children and Helping Them Thrive Hachette Australia 2021 978 0 7336 4631 7 And to our wonderful tribe of Generation Zs and Alphas for whom we are so grateful: Acacia, Jasper, Zari, Brighton and Corban – it is an honour to call you our children. en Annabel Beerel Rethinking Leadership: A Critique of Contemporary Theories w:Routledge 2021 978-0-367-49087-4 One key reason Generation Zs have suffered the highest job losses is that they are disproportionately represented in industries that have had the most number of layoffs and furloughs and are more likely to be in entry-level jobs and/or serve as hourly workers. en Heidi Weigand; Heather Mackinnon; Erica Weigand; Jessica Hepworth Intergenerational Stories of Kindness: A Catalyst for Bouncing Back Michelle Thomason Kindness in Management and Organizational Studies Kindness at Work Emerald Publishing 2022 134 978-1-80262-157-0 In comparison, Generation Zs are the first generation to grow up with the Internet in their pocket (e.g. cell phones and smartphones) with constant access to the online world, creating a sense of immediacy for information and contact. References Further reading en Generations