Generations

Tracking the key characteristics and values of generational demographics as each cohort evolves.

Download: Generations Now and Next

From Baby Boomers and Gen X to Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, uncover what unites and divides consumers across generations

Macro Trends

Boomers: Ageing to Becoming

By 2030 they will all have reached the average Western retirement age of 65, supercharging a wider re-assessment of later life purpose along the way

Macro Trends

Gen X: Ambiguity to Advocacy

Having long lived in the shadow of Baby Boomers and Millennials, Gen X are racing against time to make their influence felt

Macro Trends

Millennials: Pink to Prime

After a stuttering start to their adult lives, the first generation to use the internet as children are hitting their prime earning years

Macro Trends

Alphas: Sandbox to Roblox

Many of the technologies, careers and crises that will define and shape the lives of Gen Alpha are yet to exist

Viewpoints

Why Generation Z are creating activist-tainment

Tamseel Hussain, founder of Pluc TV, on how a ‘generation of misfits’ is driving more purposeful social media storytelling for India and beyond.

Youth : Media : Entertainment

Markets

Flat Age Beauty Market

The beauty sector is meeting the needs of Flat Age women with products and marketing that support maturing skin and hair – and their inquisitive ou...

Beauty : Advertising : The Flat Age Society

Micro Trends

Edu-play-tion

With parents of Generation Alpha now home educators, brands are elevating playtime with tools that combine digital and analogue learning.

Youth : Technology : Gen Alpha

Big Ideas

Socially distant dating

An increased reliance on virtual connectivity has resulted in innovations that enable daters to match from afar – and mitigate feelings of swipe fa...

Dating : Online Dating : Dating App

Big Ideas

Flat age fitness

Exercise brands are helping senior citizens keep fit and healthy with a new range of innovative tools and accessible digital platforms.

Fitness : Senior : Covid-19

Big Ideas

Rebranding recruitment for Generation Z

Workplaces and education institutions are firing up their recruitment campaigns to focus on empathy, purpose and Gen Viz aesthetics.

Youth : Media : Workplace

Markets

Emerging Youth: Brazil

Disenfranchised by their president, young Brazilians are rejecting aspiration, reshaping religion and championing mindful social media.

Youth : Media : Digital

Viewpoints

Radical healing is the future of nightlife

Aisha Mirza, the founder of sober club night Misery, explains why embedding therapy into the night-time economy is empowering marginalised communit...

Youth : LGBT : Nightlife

Markets

Generation Homebody

Staying in is in. From TikTok bedroom dance-offs to CBD-infused bath bombs, the home has become Generation Z’s ultimate hangout.

Youth : Fashion : Wellbeing

Markets

Emerging Youth: Indonesia

Indonesia’s largely rural youth population are using digital channels to learn, cultivate micro-communities and reconnect with Islam.

Youth : Media : Education

Big Ideas

The emerging youth zines causing media anarchy

Zines are becoming the platform of choice for youth in Malaysia, South Africa, China and Brazil to express alternative views away from regulated me...

Youth : Media : Generation Z

Viewpoints

How to engage the Chinese travellers of tomorrow

Will Zhuang, Chinese ambassador for VisitYork and VisitLeeds, on how brands are re-imagining British culture for a new generation of Chinese touris...

Food : Travel : Tourism

Micro Trends

Piercing Pioneers

Brands are modernising the coming-of-age ritual of piercing for a new generation of teenagers who are keen to experiment with their identity.

Retail : Youth : DTC

Micro Trends

At-home Epigenetics

As research into the field of epigenetics advances, new at-home testing kits are emerging that enable consumers to take control of their own health.

Wellness : Epigenetics : Health

Markets

Baby Boomer Travel Market

Highly independent and driven by a hunger for knowledge, the over-55s are becoming a crucial target market for travel brands.

Travel : Baby Boomers : Hospitality

Markets

Generation Z Stores

A youth boom is set to shake up bricks-and-mortar shopping, so retailers must adapt their strategies to meet the unique preferences of Generation Z.

Retail : Generation Z : Shopping

Markets

Middle Man Beauty Market

As the men’s beauty category gains wider acceptance, the category is evolving to target the everyday man who values inclusivity, efficacy and bold...

New Masculinity : Beauty : Skincare

Micro Trends

Young Nativists

Generation Z are reconnecting with their indigenous roots, seeking communities and travel experiences that preserve ancestral knowledge.

Youth : Travel : Hospitality

Micro Trends

Skincare Networks

New online platforms are cutting through hyperbolic content with peer and expert advice designed to improve personal routines and product development.

Beauty : Skincare : Peer To Peer

Micro Trends

Flexitarian Meats

Food products that mix meat with a healthy dose of vegetables are becoming a gateway for consumers curious about flexitarianism and plant-based eat...

Food : Meat : Health

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