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Three people who appear to be Millennials using smartphones.

Generation Y is a name for people born after Generation X. There are no exact dates for when this group starts and ends. But generally, it includes people born from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s or early 2000s.

People in this group are often called Millennials. You might also hear them called Echo Boomers. This is because a lot of babies were born during this time. The number of births was almost as high as during the Baby Boom period, right after World War II. Many sources say Generation Y includes people born between 1983 and the early 2000s.

Who are Millennials?

Millennials are a large group of people. They grew up when technology like the internet and cell phones became very common. This means they are often comfortable with new technologies. They have seen many changes in the world, from how we communicate to how we learn.

Famous Millennials You Might Know

Many famous people are part of Generation Y. You might recognize some of these celebrities:

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  • Cute girl reading outdoors

    A young woman reading outdoors in New York (2009).

  • Population pyramid of the European Union 2016

    Population pyramid of the European Union in 2016

  • Population pyramid of the United States 2016

    Population pyramid of the United States in 2016

  • US Navy 050223-N-5821P-054 Seaman Chanthorn Peou of San Diego, Calif., takes his Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

    A U.S. Navy sailor taking the SAT aboard the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (2004).

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    Young Germans protesting youth unemployment at a 2014 event

  • Top EU Skill Shortages

    Top five high-skilled professions with insufficient workers in the European Union in the late 2010s.

  • Ottawa skyline Wikivoyage

    Ottawa became a magnet for millennials in the late 2010s.

  • Kondratieff Wave-HQ

    The Kondratiev cycle

  • Credit-cards

    Millennials' debts are not mainly due to student loans but rather credit-card debts.

  • US states by percentage BAs

    U.S. states by the percentage of the over 25-year-old population with bachelor's degrees according to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2013–2017 5-Year Estimates. States with above average shares of degree holders are in full orange.

  • Redwood National Park, fog in the forest

    A rural county's chances of having a performing arts organization is 60% higher if it is located near a national park or forest. Pictured: The Redwood National and State Parks, California.

  • Ashwood Ln. in White Oak, Munster, Indiana

    Young Americans are leaving the cities for the suburbs in large numbers. Pictured: Munster, Indiana (near Chicago, Illinois).

  • 2006 MIT Integration Bee

    Victors of the 2006 MIT Integration Bee, with the champion, dubbed the "Grand Integrator" in the middle.

  • Guy on a scooter (44759596865)

    Manhattan, 2018. Modern kick scooters are popular among the young. 7 million Razor scooters were sold in America alone during 2000-2001

  • Young people in Hong Kong using smartphones whilst walking

    Young people walking with their digital devices (2015)

  • Images of American teen idols, attached to Hoa Hoc Tro Magazine (Vietnam)

    Images of American musical stars from the 2000s from attached to Hoa Học Trò, a Vietnamese student magazine.

  • Future Music Festival 2011 (5520592096)

    Young people at a music festival in Sydney during 2011

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Generación Y para niños

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