A Financial Times study reveals nearly 10% of American Gen Z adults aged 23-29 have zero daily human interaction, a trend that began during COVID-19 lockdowns and has not reversed. Before the pandemic, only 3% reported such isolation, but by 2023 it reached 10%. Experts caution that this may not be a conscious choice but a gradual adaptation to isolation.
Gen Z isolation persists years after COVID lockdowns
Source: WION