Generation Beta

English

Etymology

Using beta as the letter that follows alpha, as in Generation Alpha.

Proper noun

Generation Beta

  1. The generation following Generation Alpha, defined as those born between the mid 2020s and the late 2030s.
    Synonym: Gen Beta
    • 2022, Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel, The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology‎[1], New York, N.Y.: PublicAffairs, →ISBN:
      Given all this disruption, coupled with the normalization of lower-paid work-from-home jobs and gig work, Generation Z began missing key economic milestones. They were unemployed or underemployed and unable to afford travel, or to make large purchases, such as homes and cars. College graduation rates for their children, Generation Beta, dropped precipitously.
    • 2022 September 1, “Jobs: Past, Present, Future”, in The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint, volume 62, number 35, San Diego, Calif., →OCLC, page 17:
      Generation Beta will begin around 2025 & could grow up in a home without a hardline phone, media player, or desktop computer.
    • 2023 December – 2024 January, “Who’s sitting next to me? How population shifts will change the face of travel”, in Wanderlust, London, →ISSN, page 156:
      By 2050, Gen Z will be aged between 40 and 55, and will be travelling with their own offspring – Generation Beta, the first ‘AI natives’.
    • 2024 February 2, Lizzy Francis, “The Future Of Baby Naming Is Here, And It's Genderless”, in Tyghe Trimble, editor, Fatherly‎[2], New York, N.Y.: BDG Media, Inc., archived from the original on 2 February 2024:
      Now, we’re just months away from the first Generation Beta babies — and firmly on the cusp of a new era of baby naming.

See also

Timeline of generations

Noun

Generation Beta (plural Generation Betas)

  1. A member of Generation Beta.
    Synonyms: Beta, Gen Beta
    • 2024 April, Lisa Morgan, “Move over Gen Alpha – is your business ready for the Artificials?”, in Toy World: The Business Magazine with a Passion for Toys, volume 13, number 8, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire: Alakat Publishing, page 22, column 1:
      It is hard to believe that 2025 will officially be the year that the first Generation Betas are born.
    • 2024 December 30, TOI Trending Desk, “Welcome ‘Generation Beta’: The future after Gen Alpha and Gen Z, arriving in 2025”, in The Times of India‎[3], →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 December 2024:
      Kids born in 2025 and into further generations will be Generation Betas.
    • 2024 December 31, Aliyya Sawadjaan, “Buhbye, Gen Alpha! Babies born from this moment on will be from Generation Beta”, in Daily Tribune‎[4], Makati: Concept and Information Group, Inc., archived from the original on 10 April 2025:
      Generation Betas will experience a world shaped by rapid changes in technology, climate change, and social issues.
    • 2025 January 18, Cherie Howie, “Generation Beta: What’s the future in health, tech, education and climate change for our newest Kiwis?”, in The New Zealand Herald‎[5], Auckland: New Zealand Media and Entertainment, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 January 2025:
      GLP-1 agonist medications such as Ozempic come off patent in a decade, after which cheaper and more widespread generic options will be available. This could allow Generation Betas to avoid diabetes and obesity.
      Also published in the Rotorua Daily Post.
    • 2025 January 31, Juliet Schooling Latter, “BLOG: Investing for Generation Beta”, in Yourmoney.com‎[6], London: AE3 Media Ltd, archived from the original on 31 January 2025:
      The Generation Betas born today will have a complex life ahead of them and will have to contend with issues alien to their parents and grandparents.

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