Gen Z

Born 1997–2012, Gen Z are digital natives, socially minded and a rebellious force to be reckoned with.

Youth Culture in 2025

From immersive experiences to creator-driven content and innovative storytelling, pop culture and media innovators are reshaping how audiences engage with entertainment

Big Ideas

Kidult Craze

Adults are gravitating towards playful, non-digital items such as plush toys, collectables and nostalgic characters to reconnect with and heal their inner child

Behaviours

Gen Z in India

India’s Gen Z are reshaping tradition, blending heritage with global influences to promote sustainability, inclusivity, and individuality in the consumer landscape

Micro Trends

Erotic-tainment

A backdrop of sex-averse culture is only making audiences thirstier, leading to an explosion of entertainment that brings smut to the masses

Micro Trends

Safe Hate Spaces

A new wave of content creators is normalising complaining by sharing petty grievances and creating safe havens for connection

Markets

Homely Hospitality

Gen Z are increasingly embracing homely soirées and intimate events that prioritise connection over consumption – creating a movement to combat urb...

Hospitality : Gen Z : Supper Club

Markets

Gen Z in Canada

Amid financial struggles and climate anxiety, Canadian Gen Z are turning to activism to amplify their multicultural identity and are showing a stro...

Youth : Gen Z Canada : Gen Z

Micro Trends

Sober Social Fix

As the sober-curious movement strengthens in the US, younger generations are redefining how to enjoy going out with friends, opening up opportuniti...

US : Gen Z : Sober Nightlife

Markets

Cultural Capital

As Gen Z reshapes the financial world with irreverence and creativity, fintech is transforming into a playground of memes, gamified investments and...

FinTech : Gen Z : Fintok

Big Ideas

Kidult Craze

Driven by nostalgia and a desire for stress relief, adults are gravitating towards playful, non-digital items such as plush toys, collectables and ...

Pop Culture : Nostalgia : Hello Kitty

Micro Trends

Matrescence

The concept of matrescence highlights the profound physical, emotional and neurological shifts experienced by new mothers, presenting brands with a...

Health : Wellness : Parenting

Big Ideas

Rebranding Resale

The fashion resale market has had a rebranding. Upscaled marketing initiatives, luxury partnerships and circularity-led retail concepts are redefin...

Retail : Sustainability : Fashion

Markets

Teen Menstrual Health

The conversation around teen menstrual health is changing. Gen Alpha are coming of age in an environment where cultural stigmas and traditional vie...

Health : Wellness : Youth

Behaviours

Gen Z in India

India’s Gen Z are redefining tradition. Blending cultural heritage with global influences, their evolving values of sustainability, inclusivity and...

India : Gen Z : Identity

Macro Trends

Game-Changers: The Future of Sports Fandom

By embracing new technologies, geographies and audiences, sport is becoming bigger than ever and offering valuable lessons on nurturing a new era o...

Sports & Leisure : Fashion : Pop-culture & Media

Behaviours

Women Futures: Australia

What is changing – and not changing – for women and girls in Australia? While younger generations are looking to new role models, others are still ...

Finance : Health & Wellness : Society

Markets

Gen Z Dating Futures

As consumers experience dating app fatigue, in-person social spaces, sports, and college communities are emerging as popular alternatives, making w...

Youth : Dating : Identity

Micro Trends

Erotic-tainment

A backdrop of sex-averse culture is only making audiences thirstier, leading to an explosion of entertainment that brings smut to the masses.

Sex : Entertainment : Erotica

Behaviours

Gen Z in Singapore

Singaporean Gen Z are facing burnout, driven by economic pressures and climate change anxiety, but beware of their national pride and willingness t...

Singapore : Emerging Youth : Gen Z

Micro Trends

Safe Hate Spaces

Showing off their most embarrassing petty grievances, a new wave of content creators are building safe havens to normalise and connect over the act...

Content Creator : Youth Culture : Dark Humour

Behaviours

Gen Z in Australia

Amid fractious global politics, national housing shortages and looming recession, Australia’s youth are connecting via grassroots activism and new ...

Australia : Gen Z : Loneliness

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: The Maghreb

After years of political instability and social unrest, the Maghreb’s youth are still standing up for their beliefs and making themselves heard thr...

Youth : Society : Culture

Design Directions

Rebranding Nature

To lure Gen Z outdoors and engage them in conservation and climate activism, nature itself is getting a rebranding.

Design : Sports & Leisure : Sustainability

Behaviours

Women Futures: Saudi Arabia

Delve into the dynamic world of luxury in Saudi Arabia, where empowered women are redefining consumption patterns, driving entrepreneurship and inf...

Saudi Arabia : Luxury : Vision 2030

Behaviours

Emerging Youth: Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, digitally savvy Gen Z, fuelled by a profound cultural pride and a thirst for global experiences, are redefining retail, luxury, ho...

Saudi Arabia : Gen Z : Middle East

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