MOVE over Generation Alpha, the new generation is born — in Generation Beta. Generation Beta is defined as those born between 2025 and 2039. According to Mark McCrindle, an Australian social researcher and leading generational analyst, by 2035, they are estimated to make up at least 16 percent of the global population. Those who are born in 2025 will be 76 years old when the year 2101 comes around — and many of them will live into the 22nd century.
They are natives of the industry 4.0 which brings to us new digital landscapes with breakthrough innovations in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things and the cyber-physical systems.