The new research reveals that 65% of generation Z is impatient of professional development and career growth, which questions stereotypes towards new labor members

The latest Udemy research identifies the skills that Gen Z seeks to develop, how to integrate AI into the learning programs of this generation and where managers can support Rapid Upskilling

San Francisco, August 20, 2025– (Business thread) –Udemy (NASDAQ: UDMY), a first online skills market and a learning platform, has published a new research report today, Gen Z on the workplace: welcome the next generation. Recognizing the importance of generation Z (Gen Z) for the future workforce, the new research based on the responses of more than 6,500 multigenic learners calls into question many stereotypical perceptions of the Z generation (defined in the report as people born between 1997 and 2012). Often represented as “lazy” and “not interested in returning to the office”, the data of Udemy demystified these common tropes, revealing that the respondents of the Z generation are in fact the most motivated by professional development (65%) compared to their counterparts of generational and generation X. In addition, despite the request for generative content of artificial intelligence (Genai) which continues to cross the platform Udemy and Exceptionally high engagement of Gen Z With Genai, they are the most skeptical generation in the perception of the effectiveness of AI in online learning.

Gen Z is foreseen To represent 27% of the world workforce by 2025 and will become the largest generation of the workforce by 2035. Like many workers of the Z generation began their careers, understanding how to attract, engaging and preserving them is an essential commercial strategy to maintain vitality and organizational growth. Udemy's research provides valuable information on what generation Z is looking for employers, the skills they consider essential for career development and what motivates them to fill knowledge gaps.

“Generation Z is not the first generation to inaugurate the change for the workforce. From millennials to generation X, including baby boomers, each generation has created new opportunities for managers to reassess their approach to learning and development to engage workers in a continuous Upskilling,” said Greg Brown, president and chief executive officer. “This report offers a guide to managers to help manage Z upskill to the rate of change required by technologies such as generating AI, in turn defining new labor members to succeed while positioning organizations for long-term growth.”

Gen Z on the workplace: welcome the next generation Deconstructs several stereotypes of generation Z and explores the critical themes that employers must consider when they engage with this generation:

Generation Z embraces learning focused on AI – but requires it to be done in a responsible manner

• Most respondents of the Z generation (70%) Indicated that they will probably use an online learning platform that offers Personalized IA-based learning experience. Despite this interest in taking advantage of AI for learning, generation Z is also concerned about the precision of the AI (48%) and potential prejudices (38%) In Personalized learning experiences focused on AI.

• Generation Z, generation Y and generation X are all hungry to learn how to effectively use Genai. Genai's courses on the Udemy platform have attracted more than four million registrations in the past year only, with eight new registrations occurring every minute. While exploiting the power of AI uses workers in generation Z, managers must assess how and where to deploy AI to ensure that it improves the experience of learners of generation Z and does not compromise the process through or inaccuracy.