Generation C isn't about an age bracket, it's about a mindset. You can be 12 years old, or 105, and still be part of this group. It is not defined by age, wealth, geography, nor ethnicity.
It's a term we use to describe people who care deeply about creation, curation, connection, and community. It's not an age group; it's an attitude and mindset defined by key characteristics. 80% of millennials are made up of Gen C, YouTube's core (though by no means only) audience.
Baby Boomers: Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They're currently between 57-75 years old (71.6 million in the U.S.) Gen X: Gen X was born between 1965 and 1979/80 and is currently between 41-56 years old (65.2 million people in the U.S.)
The oldest of Gen Z are just graduating from college, while the oldest of Gen C are not even in school. Both do and will rely heavily on technology, and neither will know of a time before smartphones, digital connectivity, and social media. Gen C will have even more opportunities to utilize technology in school.
GENERATION Y OR THE MILLENNIALS: DIGITAL NATIVES
Also known as digital natives, millennials are those born between 1982 and 1994 and technology is part of their everyday lives: all their activities are mediated by a screen. The concept of on and off is completely integrated into their lives.
Generation Alpha is the generation following Generation Z and currently includes all children born in or after 2010—the same year the iPad was born. The majority of this demographic is under 13 years of age, but the oldest of them will become teens in 2023.
A generation named after the heroine of the dystopian Hunger Games franchise, Katniss Everdeen, Gen K includes young people born between 1995 and 2002.
Generation Alpha includes those born from 2010 onwards and who have therefore grown up in a fully digital world.
Generation Alpha, also called Gen Alpha, term used to describe the generation of people born (or who will be born) between 2010 and 2025. Some researchers, however, consider slightly different ranges. The term was introduced by Australian social researcher Mark McCrindle in a 2008 report on the subject.
Close to one-fifth of Australia's population belongs to Generation Z. Sandwiched between their Millennial predecessors and Generation Alpha successors, Generation Z includes those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2010s, although there is no official date range.
That is why the generations today each span 15 years with Generation Y (Millennials) born from 1980 to 1994; Generation Z from 1995 to 2009 and Generation Alpha from 2010 to 2024. And so it follows that Generation Beta will be born from 2025 to 2039.
Millennials, also known as Generation Y, were born between 1981 and 1996.
Generation C as Consumers
They are digital natives who are constantly communicating, computerised, community-orientated and always clicking.
In 2019, Pew Research Foundation officially established a generation after millennials, Generation Z. Generation Z includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012. Defining generations helps researchers see how coming of age during certain historical events and technological changes influence the way people see the world.
Millennials are a demographic cohort or age group, also known as Generation Y. They're called millennials because they became adults around the time of the millennium.
The term “Silent Generation” was first documented in a 1951 Time magazine article, which claimed that the most startling fact about this generation was its silence: “By comparison with the Flaming Youth of their fathers and mothers, today's younger generation is a still, small flame.” The generation's “silent” behavior ...
While there is no scientific process for deciding when a name has stuck, the momentum is clearly behind Gen Z. The name Generation Z is a reference to the fact that it is the second generation after Generation X, continuing the alphabetical sequence from Generation Y (Millennials).
Named after alpha, the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Generation Alpha is the first to be born entirely in the 21st century and the third millennium. Members of Generation Alpha are mostly children of Millennials, and older Generation Z.
Gen Zers are known for working, shopping, dating, and making friends online; in Asia, Gen Zers spend six or more hours per day on their phones. Digital natives often turn to the internet when looking for any kind of information, including news and reviews prior to making a purchase.
The Greatest Generation refers to those Americans born between 1900 and 1925, many of whom fought during World War II.
They're also sandwiched between millennials — born between 1981 and 1996 — and Generation Alpha, which is adding members through 2025. Called Generation Z or “zoomers,” spanning ages 10 to 25 as of 2022, the young adult members of this group have become a powerful force in recent elections — and with 8.
G eneration Z's oldest members are turning 26 in 2023, with millions in the social demographic set to come of age this year. The term is often used in the media to describe the youngest generation, but there is actually a younger cohort.