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generation z ARE…

- 25.9% of the population - the post-millennial & Youngest

generation - most tech-savvy, connected, &

entrepreneurial generation Ever

SocialStudentsConsumersWorkers

Generation z STAT CATEGORIES

generation z on

Social

125% of Generation Z have quit their parents’ and older siblings’ social

network in 2014.(Post Gazette)

2Generation Z tends to favor Whisper, Snapchat, and Secret as

opposed to Facebook.(Entrepreneur)

375% of Generation Z visited a social network site daily and spent an

average of 4.6 hours a day on social networks.

(Sparks and Honey)

415% of Generation Z said they’d prefer to talk to their friends via social media instead of in-person.

(Fast Company)

581% of teenagers are on social media.(Mashable)

693% of Generation Z say they visit YouTube at least once a week, and 54% visit the site multiple times

throughout the day.(Mashable)

7Generation Z uses Twitter (26%), Google+ (26%), and Instagram (17%) on

a weekly basis.(Mashable)

8Generation Z prefers to communicate through images, icons,

and symbols.(Huffington Post)

generation z ASStud

ents

952% of Generation Z use YouTube or social media for typical research

assignments.(Mashable)

1063% of Generation Z think entrepreneurship should be taught

in college.(Fast Company)

1120% of Generation Z read textbooks on tablets.

(Mashable)

1264% of Generation Z are considering an advanced college degree,

compared to 71% of Millennials.(Business Insider)

1333% of Generation Z watch lessons online.(Mashable)

1430% of high school students today are pushing out their graduation

date.(Sparks and Honey)

1532% of Generation Z work with classmates online.

(Mashable)

1675% of Generation Z think the cost of college is worth it.

(Fast Company)

178 in 10 of Generation Z believe college is “very or extremely

important” to achieving their career goals (compared to 7 in 10 members

of the general public).(Fast Company)

18In 2012, 67% of young professionals said they thought online degrees will be as accepted as traditional college degrees—but just 52% of

Generation Z believe that.(Fast Company)

generation z AS

consumers

1957% of Generation Z prefer saving money to spending it.

(Huffington Post)

2038% of Generation Z say they make most of their purchases online.

(Fast Company)

21Generation Z spends more money on food and drinks than anything else.

(Huffington Post)

22The average Generation Z kid received $16.90 a week in allowance, translating to $44 billion a year.

(Sparks and Honey)

2365% of parents of Generation Z children said their child is

influential regarding vacation choices.

(Huffington Post)

2432% of parents of Generation Z children said their child’s opinion matters when it comes to buying

home furnishings.(Huffington Post)

generation z AS

Workers

2575% of Generation Z wish their current hobby could become their

full-time job.(Inc.)

2638% of Generation Z have an interest in personalizing their work

space.(Millennial Branding)

2772% of high school students say they want to start a business

someday.(Inc.)

2865% of Generation Z say the people whom they work with would enable

their best work.(Millennial Branding)

2961% of U.S. high school students want to be entrepreneurs rather

than employees, compared to 43% of college students.

(Post Gazette)

30Generation Z states that honesty is the most important quality for

being a good leader, followed by a solid vision, and then good

communication skills.(Millennial Branding)

3161% of Generation Z have strong desires for managers to listen to

their ideas and value their opinions. (Millennial Branding)

32Nearly 40% of Generation Z agreed with the statement: “I will invent

something that changes the world.”(Inc.)

334 in 10 of Generation Z think they’ll work for themselves in their careers (according to the U.S.

Census, that’s more than 4x higher than the actual percentage of

people who work for themselves).(Fast Company)

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