Global Scans · Gen X · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Over the next two decades, Gen Xers will begin taking over the leadership reins across all organizations. Gen Xers increasing incomes and savings will help them amass a net worth of $37 trillion in 2030.

• [New] In 2025, millennials are expected to spend the most on social e-commerce, followed by gen Z and gen X. Mageplaza
• [New] The expectations that Gen X and Millennial donors have for the nonprofits they support will require organizations to change in significant ways over the next decade. Nonprofit Fundraising
• Gen X: Gen X people managers demonstrate high confidence in collaborative models, with 93% agreeing that supervising an AI-augmented team will incorporate the best of both worlds. MIT OpenCourseWare
• $84 trillion is anticipated to pass down from seniors and baby boomers to Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z by 2045. Fortune
• Over 75% of Millennials and 74% of Gen X professionals surveyed feel that AI will take boring tasks off their plate giving them the time to focus on tasks that excite them. The Week
• Trust in AI agents is highest among Millennials, followed by Gen X, Gen Z, and Boomers By 2028, 68% of customer interactions with vendors are expected to be handled by autonomous tools. Master of Code Global
• The multigenerational trend is clear: 58% of Millennial and Gen Z parents plan to bring extended family on holiday in 2025, compared with just 31% of Gen X and Boomers. Hospitality Marketing Insight
• In China, Millennials are set to overtake Gen X spending by 2027. Yahoo
• 27% of Gen X consumers in Asia Pacific expect to spend more time caring for senior relatives over the next 2-5 years-while also supporting their children or extended family. Yahoo
• Family travel has evolved significantly, with the American Express report revealing that 58% of Millennials and Gen Z parents surveyed plan to bring their extended family on vacation in 2025, as opposed to 31% of their Gen X and Baby Boomer counterparts. Travel Documented
• Of Texans planning to buy a new car in 2026, 44% of Baby Boomers, and 43% of Gen X, are planning to buy an electric vehicle. CarBuzz

Last updated: 06 December 2025