Generation Z facts for kids

Electric kick scooters and smartphones are particularly associated with Generation Z

Generation Z (or Gen Z for short) is the group of people born between 1997 and 2012. Gen Z is the generation after Millennials and before Generation Alpha. Most members of Generation Z have used digital technology since a young age and are well known with the Internet and social media. Most members of Generation Z are the children of Generation X.

Other proposed names for the generation included iGeneration, Gen Tech, Gen Wii, Homeland Generation, Net Gen, Digital Natives, Plurals, and Zoomers.

Images for kids

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  Two young women taking a selfie at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France (2016)

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  A girl reading to a dog and its trainer (2009). Children in the late 2000s and 2010s were much less likely to read for pleasure than before.

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  A man rides a multi-seated bicycle with two children (2007). Research suggests that Western parents in the early 21st century were spending much more time on childcare than their predecessors.

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  Two children on their electronic devices.

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  Population pyramid of the World in 2018.

See also

In Spanish: Generación Z para niños