The Generation Alpha label, if it lasts, follows the roughly 15-year cycle of generational delineations. That’s the (Greek) letter that the unofficial namers of generations-marketers, researchers, cultural commentators, and the like-have affixed to Gen Z’s successors, the oldest of whom are on the cusp of turning 10. What should the next batch of babies be called-what comes after Z?Īlpha, apparently. the Millennials) was about 1996, and the cutoff for Generation Z was about 2010.

This one boggles the mind a little, it's probably significantly more international and globalized than every one of the cities under 'Sufficiency'.The cutoff for being born into Generation X was about 1980, the cutoff for Generation Y (a.k.a. in the Sufficiency category, if not High Sufficiency. Honolulu - Dropped from 2018 rankings, but IMO should at least punch in the same class as the likes of Des Moines, Madison, Tulsa, Halifax etc. Phoenix (Gamma) - Phoenix is just too big for this category, you have some real C-tier global cities in this classification, I think it can belong with the Gamma+ category. Seattle (Beta-) - Seattle is booming and has Microsoft and Amazon in its backyard, think it deserves to be alongside Philly, Denver, Calgary. I think it's a cut above Dallas, Atlanta and Vancouver. And a rank above Seattle and Detroit.īoston (Beta+) - Boston is an Alpha- world city, I think it fits in well with the other cities in that grouping. but that would put them on the same sphere as LA andĬalgary (Beta) - Calgary punches well above its weight often but I think it's just overmatched in a grouping with Philly and Denver. Maybe my real gripe is that DC and SF are too low. Houston (Alpha-) - Is this because it gets a ton of connecting flights? Ranked alongside SF, DC, kind of silly. Miami (Alpha) - shouldn't be a class above DC and SF even if there is a strong Latin presence. Reposting my question marks from another thread on the GaWC: Some very strange rankings for the North American cities.

Alpha global cities 2018