GENERATION Z CHARTS BY ASTRID ( IELTS )

Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers Illustration of a girl leaning back on a chair with her feet up on the desk. On her feet are a pair of crocs with money-themed jibbitz on them. Illustration: Vincent Kilbride Apr 16th 2024|Kalamata and New York Generation Z is taking over. In the rich world there are at least 250m people born between 1997 and 2012. About half are now in a job. In the average American workplace, the number of Gen Z-ers (sometimes also known as “Zoomers”) working full-time is about to surpass the number of full-time baby-boomers, those born from 1945 to 1964, whose careers are winding down (see chart 1). America now has more than 6,000 Zoomer chief executives and 1,000 Zoomer politicians. As the generation becomes more influential, companies, governments and investors need to understand it. Chart: The Economist Already have an account?Log in Unlock your free trial to continue Explore all our independent journalism for free for one month. Cancel at any time