BY THE NUMBERS
GEN Z AROUND THE GLOBE
1997 – 2012 Birth years of Gen Z
OTHER MILESTONES OF 1997 Wi-Fi network standard was introduced Google ’ s domain name was registered
Bill Gates became the world ’ s richest businessman
2.47 billion
Global Gen Z population
3 in 5
are very or extremely worried about climate change
2025
Year by which Gen Z will be 27 % of the labor force
98 %
of Gen Z internet users aged 16 to 20 own a smartphone
and how they are poised to change the future
1 out of 4
internet users in the Asia-Pacific region belong to Gen Z , as opposed to 1 out of 7 in North America and Europe
44 %
feel it ’ s too late to stop the damage done by climate change
16 %
downloaded a video game in the last day , as opposed to 9 % of the general population
of respondents in 20 countries say they ’ ll make an extra effort post-pandemic to support
70 % smaller , local businesses
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