Millennials were the largest generation group in the United States in 2024, with an estimated population of ***** million. Born between 1981 and 1996, Millennials recently surpassed Baby Boomers as the biggest group, and they will continue to be a major part of the population for many years. The rise of Generation Alpha Generation Alpha is the most recent to have been named, and many group members will not be able to remember a time before smartphones and social media. As of 2024, the oldest Generation Alpha members were still only aging into adolescents. However, the group already makes up around ***** percent of the U.S. population, and they are said to be the most racially and ethnically diverse of all the generation groups. Boomers vs. Millennials The number of Baby Boomers, whose generation was defined by the boom in births following the Second World War, has fallen by around ***** million since 2010. However, they remain the second-largest generation group, and aging Boomers are contributing to steady increases in the median age of the population. Meanwhile, the Millennial generation continues to grow, and one reason for this is the increasing number of young immigrants arriving in the United States.

In 2024, Millennials were the largest generation group in the United States, making up about 21.81 percent of the population. However, Generation Z was not far behind, with Gen Z accounting for around 20.81 percent of the population in that year.

Data from a survey held in August 2022 in the United States revealed that the most popular news source among millennials was social media, with 45 percent of respondents reporting daily news consumption on social networks. This was more than double the share who got their news via radio. When it comes to trust, though, social media does not fare well.

Social media and news consumption

As adults of all ages spend more and more time on social media, news consumption via this avenue is likely to increase, but something which could affect this trend is the lack of trust in the news consumers encounter on social platforms. Although now the preferred option for younger audiences, social networks are among the least trusted news sources in the United States, and concerns about fake news remain prevalent.

Young audiences and fake news

Inaccurate news is a major problem which worsened during the 2016 and 2020 presidential election campaigns and the COVID-19 pandemic. A global study found that most Gen Z and Millennial news consumers ignored fake coronavirus news on social media, but almost 20 percent interacted with such posts in the comments section, and over seven percent shared the content. Younger news consumers in the United States were also the most likely to report feeling overwhelmed by COVID-19 news. As younger audiences were the most likely to get their updates on the outbreak via social media, this also made them the most susceptible to fake news, and younger generations are also the most prone to ‘doomscrolling’, an addictive act where the reader pursues and digests multiple negative or upsetting news articles in one sitting.

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The interview protocol aims to gauge their perceptions and responses toward brand activism, with a focus on their interactions with brands endorsing social issues. Within this dataset, interviewees unpack their perspective on Gen Z attributes and evaluate their resonance with prevalent depictions. Central to the interview is the participants' feedback on prominent brand campaigns such as Nike's "JUST DO IT," Gillette's "We Believe," and Libresse/Bodyform's "Viva la Vulva," to name a few. Their analyses unveil perceptions of brand genuineness, the synergy between a brand's image and its advocated social concerns, and the overarching ramifications of brand activism on consumer purchasing decisions. In addition, the dataset broaches essential themes like social credibility, the influence of brand spokespeople, geographical variances in brand activism, and the prospective outcomes for customer fidelity and product pricing. This collection offers an in-depth glimpse into the intricate dynamics between Gen Z and brands during this period of intensified social and political awareness. This dataset comprises qualitative data obtained from interviews with 37 individuals from the Gen Z demographic, predominantly aged between 20-25 years. Of these participants, 53.3% identified as male (n=20), 40% as female (n=15), and 6.7% opted not to specify their gender (n=2). The participants for these interviews were strategically sourced using the snowballing technique between 2021 and 2022. Among them, 33 are international young adults who, at some point within the last 1-2 years, were studying or employed in the Netherlands. It is noteworthy that between October 2021 and February 2022, the Netherlands observed a stringent lockdown, mandating remote work. Consequently, some interviewees, despite affiliations with Dutch organizations, were in their home countries during their respective interviews. The distribution of participants based on their continents of origin, namely North America, Europe, and Asia, and taking into account their place of residence in instances of dual citizenship, is detailed as follows: 1) Europe has the predominant representation with a sum of 20 participants; 2) North America consists of 7 participants, all originating from the USA; 3) Asia comprises 6 participants spread across four countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. Additionally, 4) South America is denoted by one participant from Bolivia and another participant holding dual citizenship from Argentina but currently residing in the US.

This statistic presents information on the share of LGBTQ consumers who attended an LGBTQ film festival in the United States as of June 2018, sorted by generation. The data reveals that just nine percent of Millennials had attended an LGBTQ film festival within 12 months of the date of survey, compared to 14 percent of Baby Boomers.

According to a September 2022 survey, 18 percent of social media users in the United States felt that Facebook protected their privacy and data, down from 27 percent in 2021. Overall, Millennials trusted the social media giant the most with their data in 2022, whilst Baby boomers were the least trusting, with just one in ten belonging to this generation feeling that Meta's Facebook protected their privacy and data.

Gen Z and Millennials are the biggest social media users of all age groups.

In 2023, the disposable income of a household led by a Millennial in the United States was 97,866 U.S. dollars per year. Households led by someone born in Generation X, however, had a disposable income of around 113,886 U.S. dollars in 2023.

As of January 2025, users aged 25 to 34 years made up Facebook's largest audience in the United States, accounting for **** percent of the social network's user base, with **** percent of those users being women. Overall, *** percent of users aged 35 to 44 years were women, and *** percent were men. How many people use Facebook in the United States? ******** is by far the most used social network in the world and finds a huge share of its audience in ****************** Facebook’s U.S. audience size comes second only to India. In 2023, there were over *** million Facebook users in the U.S. By 2028, it is estimated that around *** million people in the U.S. will be signed up for the platform. How do users in the United States view the platform? Although Facebook is widely used and very popular with U.S. consumers, there are issues of trust with its North American audience. As of November 2021, ** percent of respondents reported that they did not trust Facebook with their personal data. Despite having privacy doubts, a May 2022 survey found that ** percent of adults had a very favorable opinion of Facebook, and one-third held a somewhat positive view of the platform.

The displayed data about the distribution of U.S. adults that used health apps in the preceding 12 months, by generation, is based on the Statista Global Consumer Survey conducted in 2024. According to the survey, ** percent of health app users in the United States were Millennials, with ** percent of users being Gen Z.

According to a March 2024 survey conducted in the United States, 32 percent of adults reported feeling that social media had neither a positive nor negative effect on their own mental health. Only seven percent of social media users said that online platforms had a very positive effect on their mental health, while 12 percent of users said it had a very negative impact. Furthermore, 22 percent of respondents said social media had a somewhat negative effect on their mental health. Is social media addictive? A 2023 survey of individuals between 11 and 59 years old in the United States found that over 73 percent of TikTok users agreed that the platform was addictive. Furthermore, nearly 27 percent of those surveyed reported experiencing negative psychological effects related to TikTok use. Users belonging to Generation Z were the most likely to say that TikTok is addictive, yet millennials felt the negative effects of using the app more so than Gen Z. In the U.S., it is also not uncommon for social media users to take breaks from using online platforms, and as of March 2024, over a third of adults in the country had done so. Following mental health-related content Although online users may be aware of the negative and addictive aspects of social media, it is also a useful tool for finding supportive content. In a global survey conducted in 2023, 32 percent of social media users followed therapists and mental health professionals on social media. Overall, 24 percent of respondents said that they followed people on social media if they had the same condition as they did. Between January 2020 and March 2023, British actress and model Cara Delevingne was the celebrity mental health activist with the highest growth in searches tying her name to the topic.

This statistic shows the willingness to share recent driving data for personalized insurance quotes in the United States in 2017, by generation. Millennials were the most likely to share their recent driving data with 93 percent of those respondents saying that they would be willing to do that.

As of April 2024, around 16.5 percent of global active Instagram users were men between the ages of 18 and 24 years. More than half of the global Instagram population worldwide was aged 34 years or younger.

              Teens and social media

              As one of the biggest social networks worldwide, Instagram is especially popular with teenagers. As of fall 2020, the photo-sharing app ranked third in terms of preferred social network among teenagers in the United States, second to Snapchat and TikTok. Instagram was one of the most influential advertising channels among female Gen Z users when making purchasing decisions. Teens report feeling more confident, popular, and better about themselves when using social media, and less lonely, depressed and anxious.
              Social media can have negative effects on teens, which is also much more pronounced on those with low emotional well-being. It was found that 35 percent of teenagers with low social-emotional well-being reported to have experienced cyber bullying when using social media, while in comparison only five percent of teenagers with high social-emotional well-being stated the same. As such, social media can have a big impact on already fragile states of mind.

According to data from a survey held in the United States in November 2022, Disney's streaming service Disney Plus was most popular with Gen Z and millennials (the generations born between 1981 and 2012), with respectively ** and ** percent saying that they used it on a daily basis. Meanwhile, just *** percent of baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) had watched the service at least once a day.

As of 2024, ** percent of Generation Z college graduates in the United States preferred hybrid work, while ** percent preferred for work to be in-person. Only **** percent of Gen Z college grads preferred work to be fully remote.

According to the latest data gathered in the United States in 2024, teens and young adults spent most of their audio listening time with streaming music, that is, 37 percent. Streaming music videos on YouTube is also a popular choice, with 23 percent of audio time spent on the platform. AM/FM Radio closely followed with a share of 20 percent of Gen Z audio time.

The displayed data on the cooking frequency of Millennials and Generation Z shows results of the GCS Special Food & Nutrition conducted in the United States in 2024. More than half of the young cooks in the U.S. cook a meal every day of the week, with 22-29 percent cooking several times per day. Overall, Millennials cook more often than the younger Generation Z.

As of April 2025, almost 32 percent of global Instagram audiences were aged between 25 and 34 years, and 29.5 percent of users were aged between 25 and 34 years. Overall, 16.3 percent of users belonged to the 35 to 44 year age group. Instagram users With roughly one billion monthly active users, Instagram belongs to the most popular social networks worldwide. The social photo sharing app is especially popular in India and in the United States, which have respectively 413.85 million and 171.7 million Instagram users each. Instagram features One of the most popular features of Instagram is Stories. Users can post photos and videos to their Stories stream and the content is live for others to view for 24 hours before it disappears. In January 2019, the company reported that there were 500 million daily active Instagram Stories users. Instagram Stories directly competes with Snapchat, another photo sharing app that initially became famous due to it’s “vanishing photos” feature. As of the first quarter of 2025, Snapchat had 460 million daily active users.

According to data gathered in the United States in the 2nd quarter of 2024, Generation Z spent 38 U.S. dollars on average per month for concerts, compared to 31 U.S. dollars of average spending across all generations. 23 U.S. dollars was Gen Z's average spending on festivals, compared to 13 U.S. dollars for the average music listeners.