FT Series

Millennial moment: the business of a generation

Millennials are not only disrupters and innovators — they are now also the world’s most powerful consumers. In this major FT series we investigate how the millennial effect is upturning business and industry, from the US to China

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Millennials and money: how they really spend it

Young people reveal their financial concerns and the issues they face

What millennial homes will look like in the future

Pioneering projects in Denmark point the way for new styles of co-living — but at a price

Why millennials are driving China’s cashless revolution

Surging use of mobile payment apps WeChat and Alipay has transformed daily life

How business is capitalising on the millennial Instagram obsession

Appetite for memorable moments is creating unexpected money-making opportunities in Japan

Millennials discuss why they cannot afford a home

More than 450 FT readers tell us how they spend and what concerns them financially

How to save money: tips for millennials

Life is expensive in London but there are many ways to cut costs

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Migrant millennials are redrawing the map of America

As young people flock to affordable cities like Denver, the people who grew up there are being displaced

Millennials’ taste for ‘authenticity’ disrupts food brands

Business struggles to respond to young consumer demand for more natural products

Why millennials are transforming the World Cup

The way the game is experienced away from the pitch is the latest powerful example of digital disruption

​How millennials became the world’s most powerful consumers ​

They are the biggest global generation — and their choices ​​are upending business​ from the US to China

The millennial moment — in charts

A quarter of the world’s population are millennials. What does data tell us about them?

Who are the millennials? A video guide

A snapshot of the generation now shaping the future

Podcast: millennials on the move

Ambitious young Americans are deserting big commercial hubs like New York and San Francisco

Young people: how are you doing financially? We want to hear from you

If you were born in 1981 or later, tell us how the economy is affecting you