New TechnologiesGen Z Just Broke The IQ Wheel Posted on March 16, 2026 by Administrator Grant here. We’ve been seeing for more than a hundred years that IQ scores have climbed steadily across the world. Then, right as smartphones, social media feeds, and the “always-on digital” life became the norm, that upward trend flatlined with Gen Z. Let’s break it down. There’s a new study claiming that Gen Z is the first generation to score lower on IQ tests than the millennials before them.
