July 10, 2025
Why Gen Z Is Saying “No” to Alcohol 🍷❌
Gen Z Is Drinking Less Than Any Other Adult Generation — And Their Reasons Might Change the Way We All Think About Alcohol It’s Saturday night, and the scene looks familiar: friends gathering under neon lights, music thumping, laughter in the air. But there’s something noticeably different. The glasses in their hands aren’t filled with beer or cocktails. Instead, there’s sparkling water, kombucha, or some new strawberry-infused mocktail. It’s not that alcohol has vanished—it’s that, for Gen Z, it’s simply not the star of the show anymore. Gen Z, defined as those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s,