( WJET/WFXP ) — As we head into the new year, we’ll also be meeting a new generation: Generation Beta.
You’re likely familiar with the generations that have come before this: the Greatest Generation (roughly 1900-1924), the Silent Generation (1925-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1979), Millennials (1980-1994), Generation Z (1995-2012), and Generation Alpha.
The start of 2025 will mark the end of Generation Alpha (generally said to have started in the early 2010s) and the beginning of a new generation.
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According to a blog post by Mark McCrindle, the author and demographer credited with helping define the past two generational labels, Generation Beta will include those born between 2025 and 2039. McCrindle claims Generation Beta will make up 16% of the global population by 2035, with many of them expected to live to see the 22nd century.