Gen Z

10 statements across 8 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement Jan 21, 2020 by Angela Strange · across every show →

Everything said about Gen Z, oldest first

Jan 21, 2020 negative
Assertion Supported
Strange: Only 28% of Millennials and Gen Z trust their banks
“If you're part of the millennial or Gen Z generation who saw your parents go through the financial crisis, 28% trust their banks to be fair and honest.”
Angela Strange Jan 21, 2020 ▶ 1:52 Any Company Can Offer Financial Services
Jan 25, 2023
Assertion Partly supported
McCracken: 90% of Gen Z and 94% of Gen Alpha play games
“So first of all, for games, 90% of Gen Z play games, right? And Gen Alpha, it's even higher. I think it's 94% for Gen Alpha.”
Doug McCracken Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 48:43 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 1)
Jan 25, 2023 bullish
Assertion Supported
McCracken: 75% of Gen Z and Gen Alpha will buy digital fashion
“Of that group, two and five already believe that self-expression via fashion is more important in the digital world than the physical, and three and four say they will spend money on digital fashion.”
Doug McCracken Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 47:36 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 1)
Feb 9, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Moore: Gen Z never adopted Yelp and seeks alternative local discovery tools
“So Gen Z, Yelp is not their favorite place to be. They've never really been big adopters of Yelp, and so they're looking for a new platform.”
Olivia Moore Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 50:17 The State of Apps with Olivia Moore
Feb 9, 2023 neutral
Insight
TikTok creators use Subway Surfers split-screens to retain short attention spans
“It turns out that especially Gen Z users but all ages have started kind of split screening TikTok videos because people have such short attention spans. So they'll put the real video on top, or they'll put, you know, the voiceover on top, and then they'll put …”
Olivia Moore Feb 9, 2023 ▶ 57:27 The State of Apps with Olivia Moore
Dec 17, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Guo: 50% of millennials and 70% of Gen Z watch anime
“If you look at the stats, I think something like 50% of millennials, and now, like, 70% of Gen Z watch anime, and so, like, more and more young people are watching, converting to the medium”
Robin Guo Dec 17, 2023 ▶ 8:48 2024 Big Ideas: Anime Games Go Mainstream with Robin Guo
May 20, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Horowitz: Gen Z is earning more than Millennials did
“Gen Z is making more than millennials which is very interesting because that hasn't, you know, like that's a reversal of trend.”
Ben Horowitz May 20, 2024 ▶ 52:10 The Future of the American Dream
Jun 19, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Andreessen: Younger generations will navigate digital media better than elders
“New generations are going to be like much better at dealing with this whole media politics, you know, kind of matrix.”
Marc Andreessen Jun 19, 2024 ▶ 11:19 Marc Andreessen & Andrew Chen Talk Creative Computers
Jun 23, 2024 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Citron: Around 93% of Gen Z plays video games
“I think something like 93% of Gen Z plays games where”
Jason Citrin Jun 23, 2024 ▶ 4:13 How Discord Became a Developer Platform
Jul 30, 2025 neutral
Insight
Hayes: Gen Z culture is driven by algorithms, not broadcast media
“There is this really distinct argot of Gen Z, but they're getting it all not from mass culture, but from basically algorithmic social media.”
Chris Hayes Jul 30, 2025 ▶ 23:45 AI Content and the War for Your Attention
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