Generation Z (English Wikipedia)

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academia.edu (Global: 121^st place; English: 142^nd place)

Takahashi, Toshie T. "Japanese Youth and Mobile Media". Rikkyo University. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

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Scislowicz, Chris (September 8, 2022). "How banks can embrace a Gen Z workforce". Accenture Banking Blog. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

adage.com (Global: 1,709^th place; English: 956^th place)

"TikTok and Snapchat battle for Gen Z, as Instagram trails with kids". Advertising Age. May 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

americansurveycenter.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Cox, Daniel A. (March 24, 2022). "Generation Z and the Future of Faith in America". American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

animenewsnetwork.com (Global: 51^st place; English: 46^th place)

"Crunchyroll Research: Over Half of Gen Z Globally Are Anime Fans". Anime News Network. May 23, 2025.

apa.org (Global: 1,220^th place; English: 1,102^nd place)

Sliwa, Jim (August 20, 2018). "Teens Today Spend More Time on Digital Media, Less Time Reading". American Psychological Association. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
Weir, Kirsten (March 2016). "The risks of earlier puberty". Monitor. 47 (3). American Psychological Association: 40. Archived from the original on September 17, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

apnews.com (Global: 129^th place; English: 89^th place)

"Sorry, boomers: millennials and younger are new US majority". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
Mumphrey, Cheyanne (April 19, 2024). "Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love Bluey? You're not alone". Associated Press. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
Binkley, Collin (March 9, 2023). "Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college". Associated Press. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
Sanchez, Olivia (April 17, 2023). "While some students skip college, trade programs are booming". Associated Press. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
Thompson, Carolyn (March 25, 2025). "International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US under Trump". Associated Press. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
Leanne, Italie (August 30, 2022). "Gen Z, millennials speak out on reluctance to become parents". Associated Press. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

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Watts, Peter (April 10, 2017). "Is Youth Culture a Thing of the Past?". Apollo. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
Watts, Peter (April 10, 2017). "Is Youth Culture A Thing of the Past?". Apollo. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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Robbins, Michael (March 23, 2023). "MENA Youth Lead Return To Religion". Arab Barometer. Retrieved May 30, 2025.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Caulkins JP, Hawken A, Kilmer B, Kleiman MA (2012). Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-991373-2.

arstechnica.com (Global: 388^th place; English: 265^th place)

How old, ambient Japanese music became a smash hit on YouTube. Ars Technica. November 26, 2020.

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復刻した「昭和レトロ」にZ世代も昭和世代もメロメロ！その理由は？. AERA dot. September 21, 2024.

axios.com (Global: 1,716^th place; English: 973^rd place)

Kight, Stef W. (December 14, 2019). "Immigration is shaping the youngest generation of voters". Axios. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
Kight, Stef W. (December 14, 2019). "Young people are outnumbered and outvoted by older generations". Axios. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
Saric, Ivana (December 5, 2023). "U.S. students' math scores plunge in global education assessment". Axios. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
Habeshian, Sareen (May 7, 2024). "Exclusive poll: Most college students shrug at nationwide protests". Axios. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
Contreras, Russell (September 28, 2024). "Young women grow less religious than young men". Axios. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
Contreras, Russell (November 13, 2025). "U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record". Axios. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
Mallenbaum, Carly (February 26, 2025). "Non-religious 'nones' are on the rise, study shows". Axios. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
Ayesh, Rashaan (April 20, 2019). "Survey: Gen Z twice as likely to use marijuana than national average". Axios. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
Kingson, Jennifer (January 11, 2023). "Social media's effects on teen mental health come into focus". Axios. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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"Atheism Doubles Among Generation Z". Barna Group. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 8^th place; English: 10^th place)

McAlpine, Fraser (February 12, 2018). "Has pop music lost its fun?". BBC. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

Schraer, Rachel (February 11, 2019). "Is Young People's Mental Health Getting Worse?". Health. BBC News. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
Carnegie, Megan (August 8, 2022). "Gen Z: How young people are changing activism". BBC Worklife. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
Coughlan, Sean (January 30, 2020). "Most children sleep with mobile phone beside bed". Education. BBC News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
Carroll, Leah (December 18, 2023). "Nostalgia marketing is powerful. 'Nowstalgia' might be even more compelling". BBC Worklife. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
Jacobs, Bel (November 26, 2020). "Why buying vintage clothes is 'the new luxury'". BBC Culture. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
Coughlan, Sean (January 30, 2019). "The one about Friends still being most popular". BBC News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
Tsoi, Grace (June 10, 2023). "Kong Yiji: The memes that lay bare China's youth disillusionment". BBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
Liang, Annabelle; Marsh, Nick (July 17, 2023). "China youth unemployment hits high as recovery falters". BBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
Garcia, Pedro (February 24, 2025). "Countries compete to keep skilled young workers". BBC News. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
Yousif, Nadine; Murphy, Jessica (October 26, 2024). "How Canada soured on immigration". BBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
Turnbull, Tiffany (November 16, 2024). "'Dreams quashed': Foreign students and universities fear Australia's visa cap". BBC News. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
Tsoi, Grace (June 10, 2023). "Kong Yiji: The memes that lay bare China's youth disillusionment". BBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
"Sleep deprivation makes Scots teenage girls' anxiety worse". BBC News. January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
Lamothe, Cindy (June 12, 2018). "The health risks of maturing early". BBC Future. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
Yousif, Nadine (April 30, 2025). "Why young voters flocked to Canada's Conservatives". BBC News. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
Scarr, Charlotte; Fraser, Simon; Ethirajan, Anbarasan (September 9, 2025). "Nepal parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests". BBC News. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
Wong, Tessa (September 24, 2025). "The Gen Z uprising in Asia shows social media is a double-edged sword". BBC News. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
Wyatt, Catherine (February 22, 2026). "We thought Gen Z had started going to church in droves. But the truth is more complicated". BBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
Jackson, Marie (February 8, 2011). "Should a teenager be left to babysit a toddler?". BBC News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
Sherman, Natalie (March 12, 2023). "TikTok users shrug at China fears: 'It's hard to care'". BBC News. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

bloomberg.com (Global: 99^th place; English: 77^th place)

Scott, Malcolm; Ovaska, Michael; Munshi, Neil (December 26, 2025). "Gen-Z Protest Sweep World As Young Face Future of AI, Robots, and Inequality". Bloomberg. Retrieved December 26, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Gillette, Felix (May 13, 2025). "Cartoon Network's Last Gasp". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 14, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Miller, Lee; Lu, Wei (August 20, 2018). "Gen Z Is Set to Outnumber Millennials Within a Year". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
Rees, Tom (March 25, 2023). "Gen Z's Clean Living Means £14 Billion in Lost 'Sin Tax' for UK". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 27, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Zipper, David (March 1, 2023). "Gen Z's Turn Against Driving Is a Mirage". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 10, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Liu, Lucille (April 2, 2025). "China Tells Kids to Study Manufacturing to Fill Factory Jobs". Bloomberg. Retrieved May 7, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Barinka, Alex (January 23, 2023). "TikTok Bans at Major Colleges Aren't Going Over Well With Students". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 23, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Carman, Ashley (July 25, 2023). "Spotify Users Top Expectations Thanks to Gen Z Listeners". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 30, 2023.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Hannah L. Ubl; Lisa X. Walden; Debra Arbit (April 24, 2017). "Chapter 13: Making Adjustments for Ages and Life Stages". Managing Millennials For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 266. ISBN 978-1-119-31022-8.

britannica.com (Global: 40^th place; English: 58^th place)

"Gen Z | Years, Age Range, Meaning, & Characteristics | Britannica". www.britannica.com. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
"The American Generations: Names, Years, & Key Differences | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved September 2, 2025.

brookings.edu (Global: 1,634^th place; English: 1,093^rd place)

MacKenzie, Jack; Padilla, Natalie (May 5, 2023). "How younger voters will impact elections: Meet the Plurals". Brookings. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
Frey, William H. (July 30, 2020). "Now, more than half of Americans are millennials or younger". Brookings. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
Frey, William H. (January 11, 2021). "What the 2020 census will reveal about America: Stagnating growth, an aging population, and youthful diversity". Brookings. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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Luce, Ivan De (September 20, 2019). "12 Gen Zers who skipped school to march across New York for the Global Climate Strike share why this is the most urgent issue of their generation". Business Insider. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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"The Generations – Which Generation Are You?". careerplanner.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

cbc.ca (Global: 115^th place; English: 82^nd place)

Benchetrit, Jenna (November 14, 2025). "Can meal deals bring Gen Z back to fast food chains?". CBC News. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
Stechyson, Natalie; Fraser, Ashley (August 29, 2024). "There are cellphone bans in schools around the world. Do any of them work?". CBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
McCue, Duncan (January 29, 2019). "Lack of sleep is 'epidemic' among Canadian teens. Here's why it has doctors worried". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
CBC Radio (December 13, 2019). "The mental health crisis among young Canadians". Sunday Magazine. CBC Radio. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

cbsnews.com (Global: 108^th place; English: 80^th place)

Capatides, Christina (September 22, 2015). "Meet Generation Z". CBS News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021. Generation Z is also hugely synonymous with technology because Centennials grew up in the era of smartphones. In fact, most of today's youth can't even remember a time before social media.
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Napolitano, Elizabeth (May 17, 2023). "The class of 2023 is entering the strongest job market in 70 years". CBS News. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

census.gov (Global: 45^th place; English: 41^st place)

Bennett, Neil; Hays, Donald; Sullivan, Briana (August 1, 2022). "2019 Data Show Baby Boomers Nearly 9 Times Wealthier Than Millennials". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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"10-fold surge in South Africa teens treated for HIV: Study". Channel NewsAsia. October 2, 2019. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

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Low, Elaine (April 9, 2020). "Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and other kids cable channels see viewership declines as streaming grows". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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"Smartphones and Social Media". Child Mind Institute. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.

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Jackson, Ashton (June 15, 2022). "These are Gen Z's top work priorities—and remote isn't one of them". CNBC. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
Dickler, Jessica (February 22, 2023). "More colleges set to close even as top schools experience application boom". CNBC. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

cnn.com (Global: 28^th place; English: 26^th place)

Knorr, Catharine (July 5, 2017). "Inside the racy, nerdy world of fanfiction". CNN. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
Harvey, Lex (September 20, 2025). "This Japanese manga flag has become a global protest symbol for Gen Z". CNN. Archived from the original on September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.

collinsdictionary.com (Global: 1,053^rd place; English: 701^st place)

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Faber, Elizabeth (2025). "2025 Gen Z and Millennial Survey". Deloitte. Retrieved May 23, 2025.

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Dunlop, Amelia; Pankowski, Michael. "Hey bosses: Here's what Gen Z actually wants at work". www.deloittedigital.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

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"zoomer". Dictionary.com. January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

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Manalang, Aprilfaye T. (2021). "Generation Z, Minority Millennials and Disaffiliation from Religious Communities: Not Belonging and the Cultural Cost of Unbelief". Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. 17: 1–24. ISSN 1556-3723. ProQuest 1646347 EBSCOhost 154529170.

economist.com (Global: 254^th place; English: 236^th place)

"Teenagers are better behaved and less hedonistic nowadays". International. The Economist. January 10, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
"Generation Z is stressed, depressed and exam-obsessed". The Economist. February 27, 2019. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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