millennials

Post-boomer, pre-zoomer cohort

Millennials are the generation born roughly between 1981 and 1996, reaching adulthood around the turn of the millennium.

The term often carries connotations—positive or negative depending on the speaker—of being tech-savvy, entitled, or economically burdened: Millennials killed the diamond industry.

Also called Generation Y.

stereotypes

entitled

Having rightful claim

participation trophy · job-hopping · homeownership · student debt · burnout · hustle culture · quarter-life crisis · boomerang kids · helicopter parents · overeducated

digital

social media

Online content-sharing platforms

apps · Netflix · Spotify · online shopping · digital native · tech-savvy · screen time · connectivity · WiFi · mobile-first

culture

avocado toast

Mashed green fruit on bread

travel · minimalism · side hustle · adulting · FOMO · selfie · influencer · viral · meme · podcast

values

sustainability

Capacity to endure indefinitely

activism · social justice · environmentalism · authenticity · transparency · ethical consumption · fair trade · progressive · LGBTQ rights · feminism

generation

Gen Y

Post-boomer demographic label

boomers · cohort · demographics · age group · digital natives · generational divide · coming of age · adulthood · lifecycle · sociologists

Categories
Opposites
generational cohort

millennialsbaby boomers

1946-1964 birth cohort

boomers · Generation X · Generation Z · traditionalists · Gen X

cultural stereotype

millennialsboomers

Postwar demographic cohort

baby boomers · traditionalists · old guard · establishment · company men

cultural/technological relationship

millennialsdigital immigrants

Those who adopted technology later

technophobes · Luddites · digital natives

Phrases
Family

postmillennialism, millennial, millennialism, postmillennial

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G