It seems not a month goes by without another headline calling Gen Z the loneliest generation. And with them, more calling out trends that are being sparked by their isolation and yearning for connection, from entertainment shifts to the return of the dinner party. Hinge even launched a new program aiming to address the loneliness epidemic among young people, backed by a $1M fund. But while Gen Z’s loneliness is oft discussed, as both an issue and an opportunity, YPulse’s data indicates that it is only getting worse. YPulse’s Mental Health survey again asked young people to report how often they feel lonely on a scale from one to 10, where one is “never lonely,” and 10 is “lonely all the time.” We found that the number of young people who report feeling lonely often or all the time (7-10 on the loneliness scale) has been increasing: Loneliness has been increasing among young people all ages While loneliness has been identified as a problem for young people for some time, it’s...
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