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How do young Italians experience money in the digital age? Do they trust app-based payments? Are they afraid of scams? And do they still feel the value of money that never passes through their hands?

These are the questions explored in the study “Touch, Pay, Trust”, conducted by Webboh LAB and the research institute Sylla, and presented today at the Salone dei Pagamenti, the international event promoted by the Italian Banking Association (ABI) and organized by ABIServizi.

The survey was carried out on a national sample of about 4,000 teens aged 14 to 19 (the so-called ExpoTeens), selected jointly from the Webboh community and the Webboh LAB panel, and representative by age, gender, and geographical area.

THE SURVEY FINDINGS

“Touch, Pay, Trust” isn’t a slogan—it’s the emotional grammar through which young Italians are learning to trust digital money,” said Furio Camillo, Professor at the University of Bologna and Scientific Director of Webboh LAB.

The study reveals that Gen Z sees money as a tool for freedom, independence, and self-fulfilment, while maintaining a strong focus on saving and financial education.

Family, education, and social context play a key role in shaping attitudes, while digital payments are seen as a gateway to autonomy—but also an area that demands awareness and caution, especially regarding cybersecurity.

Looking ahead, the new generations envision a smart, seamless, and integrated financial world, guided by a clear desire for personal control and independence.

The main findings follow below:

• Responsibility and fulfilment: what money means to Gen Z

Young Italians see money first and foremost as responsibility (8.6/10) and as a means to achieve their dreams (8.2/10).

Freedom comes next (7/10), while power and fun matter less (6.6 and 6.5). Only 3.6/10 associate money with a way to show off who you are.

For today’s youth, money isn’t power, it’s responsibility.

The younger Gen Z in particular sees it as a tool to build, not to appear.

• Saving and investing: awareness and a willingness to learn

Saving plays a central role: teens prefer to save rather than spend right away (7.2/10), viewing it as a way to make personal projects happen (8.3/10).

Investing is also seen as useful (7.1/10), and young people express a strong desire for more financial education to understand how it works (7.5/10).

In short, for Gen Z, saving means shaping their own future. And they would like more financial education.

It’s a generation that wants to learn about finance and rejects the idea that investing is only for adults.

• Digital payments and security: balancing convenience and caution

Digital payments are valued most for their speed (7.8/10) and convenience (6.9/10), but awareness around online security (7.1/10) and data protection (9.5/10) is growing.

When it comes to managing money online, 28% of young people say they trust only themselves, while 45% rely mainly on their parents. Interestingly, 16% place their trust in traditional banks.

For younger Gen Z, going digital isn’t about keeping up with the times, it’s about making life easier.

• Generational exchange: the family factor

Family still plays a key role. Around 40% of teens say they regularly use a parent’s or relative’s debit card, while 62% feel responsible when helping a grandparent make an online payment.

In nearly half of cases (49%), it’s parents who teach them how to use payment apps, although 30% learn on their own by experimenting.

Trust in digital money begins at home: parents remain the main touchpoint for financial security.

• Looking ahead: a smart, invisible future

When they picture the future, young people imagine payments that are invisible (38%) or more personalized and smart (39%), with only 4% expecting a return to cash.

Asked how they see digital money, 40% say “Trust is good, but I feel safer entering the PIN,” while 30% respond “Money isn’t everything, but I decide how to use it.”

The younger Gen Z doesn’t trust blindly — they live the digital world with active caution.
It’s the generation of “controlled trust”: to trust, but to verify.

• Influencing factors and socio-demographic differences

This study also provides a detailed overview of the dynamics that influence the financial behaviours of Italian Gen Z.

The analysis shows that parents’ education, level of study, occupation, and other socio-demographic factors significantly shape young people’s financial attitudes.

The survey highlights that:

• Family and parents’ education: children of more educated parents show greater trust in banks and their families, a more digital vision, and greater awareness of online risks.
• Level of education and autonomy: more educated young people display greater independence, a more digital view of money, and a stronger sense of responsible management.
• Age and gender: with age comes more autonomy and greater risk awareness; females tend to place more trust in their parents and show more caution, while males are more oriented toward independence and the use of digital systems.
• Geography and socio-economic context: the North and Centre favour trust in banks and digital awareness, while the South and Islands rely more on family and a traditional approach; the perceived quality of one’s living environment influences levels of trust, autonomy, and use of family bank cards.

• Six ways of living digital money

The cluster analysis identified six psychographic profiles that represent the different ways in which younger members of Gen Z interpret trust, control, and innovation in payments:

• Cashless Believers (20.5%)
• Detached Traditionalists (27.6%) – use physical cards, but without distrust.
• Cash Guardians (19.6%) – fear online theft and seek control.
• Digital Trust Seekers (16.3%) – demand transparency from banks.
• Confident Institutionalists (8.5%) – believe in the security of the banking system.
• Easygoing Digitals (7.5%) – use apps without worrying too much.
  Between trust and caution, 70% navigate the digital world demanding security and transparency.

The logical map of the six clusters reveals a generational landscape in full transformation.

Almost half of the younger Gen Z population moves between prudence and rational trust: the Detached Traditionalists and Digital Trust Seekers embody the moderate core of the system, more focused on transparency than innovation.

At the two extremes stand the Cash Guardians, who see digital systems as a threat to personal security, and the Cashless Believers, who have fully internalized the logic of “touch” as the natural language of money. In between, two interesting minorities emerge: the Easygoing Digitals, spontaneous but superficial, and the Confident Institutionalists, who represent systemic trust and a balance between technology and stability.

Overall, the younger Gen Z is not divided between those who trust and those who don’t, but rather between different ways of giving meaning to trust: from the need for control to the effortless spontaneity of the digital gesture.

“One in five young people is already fully aligned with the concept of cashless living, but more than a quarter remain tied to cash as a form of psychological control.
Between these two extremes lives the prudent majority of younger Gen Z, the ExpoTeens, who move through the digital world seeking security and transparency.”

The survey was presented by Professor Furio Camillo at Il Salone dei Pagamenti during the session “Payments 4.0 – Opportunities and Pitfalls in the Age of AI”, held in collaboration with FEduF – Fondazione per l’Educazione Finanziaria e al Risparmio. The event was attended by around 900 high school students.

Webboh is the leading media outlet for Generation Z in Italy. Founded in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It reaches over 6 million users each month across web and social channels (source: Social Incremental Reach Comscore, June 2025) and has a fanbase of 5 million followers on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp — 70% of whom are under 24. Webboh ranks among the top ten most influential Italian media brands on social platforms, and it is the number-one outlet for Generation Z in terms of engagement and video views (source: Top Italian Media Rankings by Prima Comunicazione, produced by Sensemakers).

Webboh Lab, born from the collaboration between Webboh and the research institute Sylla under the scientific supervision of Professor Furio Camillo, is the first Permanent Observatory on Generation Z in Italy. Its goal is to provide an authentic, data-driven picture of Gen Z, giving young people a voice through surveys and research that turn their opinions into actionable insights for companies, institutions, and the media.

Sylla is a research institute specializing in market surveys, economic analysis, marketing studies, and business development. It collaborates with national and international research centres, public institutions, communication agencies, and leading Italian universities including Bologna, Genoa, Trento, Turin, Politecnico di Milano, Università Cattolica di Milano, and Bicocca di Milano. Sylla is a member of ESOMAR and operates in full compliance with international professional ethics codes.

Webboh reaches a historic milestone on WhatsApp, where the first Italian community dedicated to the younger generation has passed 1 million subscribers on its official channel. This success is expanding with a second channel, ‘Test & Quiz by Webboh’, dedicated to the brand’s more playful content, with games, tests and quizzes ‘to fight boredom’, with nearly 100,000 subscribers less than a month after its launch.

Since its creation in 2019, Webboh is present on all of Gen Z’s most popular platforms, reaching 1.9 million followers on Instagram and 1.8 million on TikTok, with 100% growth in YouTube video views in one year. In June, it recorded a web and social reach of over 6 million with an increase of 35% compared to the previous month (Comscore data June 2025).

NEW FORMATS
Using a direct, authentic language, Webboh reports daily on current affairs with a close look at the creators, trends and lifestyle events enlivening social media, while also raising its audience’s awareness about value-related issues. The relevance and originality of the content result from a participatory, bottom-up editorial model that actively involves the community at every stage of the creative process, making each topic relevant to the interests, language and experiences of Gen Z.

To continue interacting with its audience, Webboh recently launched a long format on YouTube that is enjoying considerable success: La Macchina della Verità (The Lie Detector)
This is a real interrogation in the studio, with a real lie detector, led by the face of Webboh, Arianna Madonna. The format — whose claim is ‘A polygraph, lots of questions and an expert to find out whether or not the guest is telling the truth’ — has proved to be a real success since its launch. Each video records an average of 150,000 views on YouTube alone. Ten episodes featuring Gen Z’s most popular characters and creators — Viola Silvi, Giulia Bizzarri, Alice Mordenti, Valerio Mazzei, Mura, Nicole Micoli, Domenico Esposito, Alberto Tozzi, Sofia De Rose, Vittoria Lazzari — are already online, with a total of 15 million views across all channels.

A new format is also coming soon: ‘Specchio Riflesso’ (Mirror Reflection) is a beauty format where creators tell their stories in front of a mirror while talking about make-up tips and tricks.

Webboh’s new formats, created as editorial projects, also offer brands the opportunity to interact directly with Gen Z through original and participatory content.

WEBBOH LICENSING
In addition to the digital formats, Webboh is also strengthening its influence in the real world. The 2025/2026 agenda and the other BeYou school products (in the ‘Amazon bestsellers’ section of the related category) are back again this year, with an agenda, rucksack, pencil case and notebook produced under a licensing agreement with Giochi Preziosi, which entrusts Webboh with all BeYou communications.
New items for the 2026 season include the Epiphany stocking and Easter egg licenced with DLG Food (under the Più Buono brand name).

LIVE EVENTS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Webboh ‘s presence also extends to live events, as shown by the numerous events that punctuated the first half of the year:

• Sanremo Festival 2025: for the third year running, Webboh involved its community in a unique experience with the ‘Webboh Van Studios’ in collaboration with Astra Make-Up.
• Webboh Awards 2025: the sixth edition of the event celebrated the most loved talents by Gen Z, registering 18 million online votes and culminating in an exclusive evening with the most famous stars sponsored by the hottest brands.
• A media partnership with Cornetto Battiti Live 2025: an exclusive backstage ‘Webboh room’ presented content with the likes of Alfa, Alessandra Amoroso and Baby K.

Since April, Webboh is also on RDSNEXT — the social web radio of RDS 100% Grandi Successi — with ‘Webboh Time’, the programme that brings the Webboh universe to the radio, presenting the world of creators, trends and lifestyle events animating social media.

WEBBOH LAB
Finally, the Webboh universe also includes Webboh Lab. Through a partnership with the Sylla Research Institute, it is the first online hub for research on Gen Z, a privileged vantage point for young people’s tastes, interests and expectations.

Webboh is the reference media outlet for Gen Z. Established in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It has a monthly web and social reach of more than 6 million (source: social incremental reach Comscore, June 2025) and a fanbase — among TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp — of 5 million followers (70% of whom are under 24). It is one of the top ten most influential Italian social media outlets, as well as the first in Generation Z targets for engagement and video views (source: Prima Comunicazione ‘Top Italian Media’ ranking conducted by Sensemakers).

Webboh, the number one community of the younger generation in Italy, celebrated the best-loved creators and idols during the Webboh Awards 2025.

Now in its 6^th edition, the event confirmed the brand’s success, closing with record numbers. Eleven million online votes in less than 20 days determined the winners from among more than 170 candidates in 18 categories. It was also successful on social networks with a reach of 50 million users. The spectacular party at the Fabrique in Milan welcomed more than 400 creators for the first time at a live event in Italy.

The live event

The awards ceremony, which was held last night, was hosted by the famous rapper BigMama, together with presenter and content creator Giulia Salemi. In addition to the ceremony, there were many activities to celebrate Webboh’s birthday, such as experiential corners and extraordinary performances. In addition to top Italian creators, the many participants also included guest stars such as Mara Maionchi, Ernst Knam and Arisa, who unexpectedly received the award for the best soundtrack to the film ‘The Boy with Pink Trousers’. The evening saw BigMama, an Italian commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, bring her new single ‘San Junipero’ to the stage in an engaging show enriched with a dance performance. Other features included musical performances by Alfa and Arisa.

The DJ set by Antonio Pivati organized by Radio 105, the dance crew led by TikTok dancer Jarno Trulli and the internationally renowned Italian duo Merk & Kremont were also there to enliven the event. Finally, a cake to celebrate Webboh’s sixth birthday couldn’t fail to be present: a big creation by Ernst Knam made with lollipops, pralines and marshmallows, to make the party even more iconic.

The evening on social media

Posts, stories and videos about the Webboh Awards 2025 published online by Webboh, DeA Kids, media and radio partners, and the creators themselves, together with live streaming on Instagram and YouTube, showed great public success with a reach of 50 million users. The live broadcast alone recorded 400,000 views and more than 500,000 interactions.

The prizes

More than 170 creators nominated for the awards were selected by Webboh based on published content, the variety of social proposals and the increase in followers in the last twelve months. There were 18 award categories – Best TikTok Creator, Best YouTuber, Best Streamer, Revelation of The Year, Best Comedy Creator Male, Best Comedy Creator Female, Couple of the Year, Best Fashion Creator, Best Beauty Creator, Drama Legend, Out of Drama, Voice of the Future, Best Teen Idol Male, Best Teen Idol Female, New Wave, Best Food Creator, Best Format, Beyond Screen – plus 2 special awards for Best Artist and Best Actor.

New features this year included the categories ‘New Wave’, to recognize and reward new rising talent, ‘Beyond the Screen’, for people who have crossed beyond social networks and brought their talent to the most traditional media, and ‘Best Format’, for the best serial product on social channels.

The winners

• Best TikToker Creator and Best Teen Idol Female – Lisa Luchetta. Born in 2008, she has been on social media since she was 14 and is a true idol for Italian teenagers. On TikTok alone she has nearly 3 million followers and 133 million likes. Super passionate about beauty and fashion, her dream is to be a presenter.
• Best Youtuber and Best Format – Gianmarco Zagato for Tavolo Parcheggio (together with Nicole Pallado). An established content creator, Gianmarco has 2.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, 2.2 million followers on TikTok and 905,000 on Instagram. He uses irony to tell about his life and tackles mysteries, horror stories and the news with great seriousness. He also loves to test new products. He partnered with Nicole Pallado to found ‘Tavolo Parcheggio’, which has become one of the most popular video-podcasts.
• Beyond The Screen – Nicky Passarella. After achieving success as a creator on Instagram and TikTok with more than 2.5 million followers, she made her debut in 2024 as an actress in the film ‘The Tearsmith’, the number one online film with distribution in 89 countries.
• Best Streamer – Lollo Lacustre. Lorenzo Giacomin was born in 2002 and has recently become one of the most popular gamers on the Internet with a community of more than 4.5 million followers on social media.
• Revelation of The Year – Eleonora Arcidiacono. A young Italian creator, Eleonora has won over the public thanks to her engaging storytimes on TikTok. At the end of 2024, she was the focus of debate for talking about ‘influencer events’ and questioning the empathy of many of her fellow influencers.
• Best Comedy Creator Male – Jacopo Aquila. Finding fame by imitating female professors, he has 436,000 followers on Instagram, 3.5 million on TikTok and 1 million on YouTube.
• Best Comedy Creator Female – Cristina Perillo. Known for her ironic videos, she conquered social networks in a few months, reaching 912,300 followers on TikTok and 363,000 on Instagram. Her journey began with a funny video: an episode of her famous TG 104, where she uses humour to report the news.
• Couple of the Year – Alice Muzza and Luca Campolunghi. The pair tell about their passions, personal lives and life as a couple on their TikTok profiles, with 1.3 million and 2.8 million followers, respectively, and Instagram profiles, with 526,000 and 892,000 followers, respectively.
• Best Fashion Creator – Carlotta Fiasella. Gaining popularity on TikTok, she has reached 2.1 million followers. She has 760,000 followers on Instagram.
• Best Beauty Creator – Arienne Makeup. A beauty TikToker with over 6 million followers and part of the Power Talent Agency roster, she is followed by young people with curiosity, interest and affection. As a makeup artist, Arienne loves to share fun, playful and captivating makeup ideas, always accompanied by a sparkling, ironic and fresh TOV.
• Drama Legend – Me contro Te. Luigi Calagna and Sofia Scalia are a couple in both work and life. They released their first video in 2014 and now have 7.2 million followers on YouTube.
• Out of Drama – Allydollina. This young mother talks about her family and work life in a cheerful, carefree way. She has 2.5 million followers on TikTok and more than 700,000 on Instagram.
• Voice for the future – Jenni Serpi. This 18-year-old with a hearing impairment talks about her daily life via social media. With nearly 150 million likes on TikTok and more than 2 million followers, she is a point of reference for young people her age. One feature of her videos is lip-synching with sign language (LIS).
• Best Teen Idol Male – Alberto Tozzi. A 19-year-old with millions of followers on social networks, he talks about his daily life, from his rejection at school to his struggle with acne, showing himself so real that his peers see themselves in him.
• New Wave – Viola Silvi. Born in 2009 and originally from Rome, Viola Silvi is 16 years old and one of the best loved emerging voices of Generations Z and Alpha. In just a few months, she conquered social networks, reaching more than 800,000 followers on TikTok and 450,000 on Instagram. Viola is part of the Breakfast Club, the most followed social group among the younger generations, with which she toured Italy among sold-out meet and greets.
• Best Food Creator – 2foodfitlovers. Raffaele Del Piano and Caterina Piccirilli have been together since 2010, sharing their two passions — food and fitness — on social media with content that combines innovation, creativity, irony and healthy, tasty food. They have 1.2 million followers on TikTok, 900,000 on Instagram and more than 750,000 on YouTube.

These awards were accompanied by two special prizes:

• Best Artist – This young singer-songwriter who conquered the public with his exciting music made his debut at the Sanremo Festival in 2024.
• Best Actor – Andrea Arru. This young actor starred in the TV series ‘Di4ri’ and the film ‘The Boy with Pink Trousers’, the 2024 box office hit with the soundtrack song ‘Canta ancora’ by Arisa.

Partners

Event partners participated in the Webboh Awards 2025, creating real shows within the show, with live experiential activities and all-round storytelling on Webboh’s social media channels.

• For the second consecutive year, Astra MakeUp was at Webboh’s side as beauty partner of the event. The Italian beauty brand that speaks to self-love created a corner entirely dedicated to Private Dream, its new collection of eye shadow, blush and bronzer palettes. A dreamlike journey through the nuances of its new products was possible at the make-up station, where Daniele Batella, Global Senior MUA & Art Director of Astra Make-Up, created the final touches, as well as the photobooth, inspired by the mood of the new collection.
• Bazr. The first live shopping app in Italy arrived at the Webboh Awards with complimentary branded gadgets and exclusive social content developed along with the creators. The app was created to revolutionize online shopping, combining social media and live entertainment with the convenience of digital purchases, and making every purchase a show.
• DeA Kids. The event was live streamed on Webboh’s social accounts, and the story of the evening, with exclusive interviews from the pink carpet and backstage — conducted by Lisa Luchetta (Best Female Teen Idol and Best TikTok Creator) and Arienne Makeup (Best Beauty Creator) — will be visible on social channels and broadcast on DeA Kids, exclusively on Sky channel 601 throughout the week following the event. In the broadcast, Lisa Luchetta and Arienne Makeup will accompany the audience behind the scenes of the event, with interviews and challenges accompanied by the most beloved figures on the Internet.
• Fradiavolo. The famous pizza chain known for its irresistible mix of contemporary spirit and innovation brought all the taste and energy of its brand to the Webboh Awards with a super Instagrammable personalized corner. During the evening, it delighted the audience with four select pizza flavours designed to satisfy all palates, including a vegan option that won over even the most sceptical. The perfect mix of taste, creativity and inclusiveness in full Fradiavolo style.
• Fujifilm instax captured the essence of the evening, capturing unforgettable moments for guests through the magic of instant photography. Each shot is a unique memory, transformed into a personalized portrait and enshrined in exclusive branded postcards. Chris, the face of Webboh, recounted the event live, sharing the excitement of the evening with Instagram Stories and engaging content on Instagram and TikTok, expanding the brand’s visibility.
• Lycia won over the public with a playful corner inspired by amusement parks: a fun game with prizes of Lycia Feel Fresh deodorant in two scents — Cherry Blossom and Peach and Papaya — as well as brightly coloured bracelets. The activity was enhanced by editorial content on social media, including quizzes, countdowns and dedicated Instagram Stories.
• Ringo brought the innovative ‘Spin The Ringo’ format off the screen for the first time, allowing contestants to win a special ticket for the evening. The format is now in its 2^nd edition, created in collaboration with Webboh, a long-term partnership that brought the brand back to the Webboh Awards. Sara Esposito and Cap, well-known faces of the format, filmed the characteristic Spin the Ringo wheel together with the creators and will be there to find out who won.

The Webboh Awards have been confirmed as a decisive moment for visibility and to amplify brands among the younger generations, due not only to the partnerships built by Mediamond through its Brand On Solutions unit. This collaboration has also meant that the event expanded for the first time outside its traditional channels through the DOOH circuit managed by Mediamond, creating interactive content to vote for candidates via a QR code.

The evening included exclusive content created by media partner CHI, whose director, Massimo Borgnis, was on stage to award the ‘Best Beauty Creator’ to Arienne Makeup, while Radio 105 awarded the ‘Couple of the Year’ to Alice Muzza and Luca Campolunghi with host Niccolò Torielli and contributed music and energy to enlivening the evening.

Webboh is the media platform of reference for Generation Z. Founded in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of more than 5 million followers on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Whatsapp, 70% of whom are under 24, as well as a website with 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audicom January 2025). It is one of the top ten most influential Italian social networks, as well as the top among Generation Z for engagement and video views (source: Top Italian Media raking by Prima Comunicazione conducted by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest aroused by the content is guaranteed by its bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

Webboh, il media di riferimento delle new generation, è volato per il terzo anno consecutivo al Festival di Sanremo, dove ha fatto vivere alla sua community un’esperienza unica e in prima linea della kermesse. Novità di questa edizione, il “Webboh Van Studios”, un progetto on the road in collaborazione con Astra Make-Up, beauty brand Italiano con 35 anni di expertise, che ha unito musica, bellezza e divertimento live.

IL WEBBOH VAN STUDIOS HA TINTO DI ROSA SANREMO
Per tutta la settimana le strade della cittadina ligure si sono colorate di rosa grazie a un Van completamente personalizzato che fin dal primo giorno ha catturato l’attenzione di migliaia di persone. A bordo del “Webboh Van Studios” sono saliti cantanti e personaggi del calibro di: The Kolors, Clara, Sarah Toscano, Serena Brancale, Sal Da Vinci, Alessandro Cattelan, Mariasole Pollio e il vincitore delle “Nuove Proposte”, Settembre.

Sul Van, anche i creator più amati dalla community che hanno animato i profili social di Webboh con contenuti originali, giochi e tante interviste ai protagonisti della 75ª edizione del Festival. Un nome su tutti: Lisa Luchetta, creator vincitrice della categoria “Teen idol” ai Webboh Awards 2024, che ha condotto la rubrica Red Flag o Green Flag?. E poi giochi, challenge, consigli beauty che hanno fatto vivere momenti esclusivi alla community del brand.

NUMERI DA RECORD SUI SOCIAL
I profili social di Webboh hanno realizzato a oggi 33 milioni di reach, 23 milioni di video views e oltre 6 milioni di interazioni complessive.
Il sito Webboh.it, grazie alla pubblicazione continua di news, curiosità e retroscena, ha totalizzato 4 milioni di pagine viste, più del doppio rispetto all’edizione 2024.
La copertura digital ha potuto contare su oltre 180 contenuti su Instagram e TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, web, tra post, news sul sito e video esclusivi.

GIOCHI, MUSICA E ATTIVITÀ BRANDED
Ai cantanti in gara, saliti a bordo del Webboh Van Studios, è stata donata un’edizione straordinaria (e personalizzata) di Webboh in versione stampata. Graditissimo anche il manifesting kit, ideato da Webboh per augurare buona fortuna agli artisti: all’interno, oltre al palosanto e a una frase “mantra” personalizzata per ciascun artista, anche le ultime novità targate Astra Make-Up.

Grande successo anche per il racconto live e sui social delle serate del Festival con la rubrica What’s up in Sanremo: protagonisti gli amatissimi volti di Webboh, Arianna Madonna e Claudia Mariani, che hanno aggiornato il pubblico da casa su quanto avveniva dentro e fuori dal Teatro Ariston. Con loro a bordo del van, Daniele Batella, Senior Global Make-Up Artist & Art Director Astra Make-Up, che ha accolto i più fortunati tra il pubblico per un tocco di glow e un veloce make-up retouch.
Il giorno di San Valentino è stato reso ancor più speciale grazie all’Astra Secrets: format divertente che ha permesso ai partecipanti di ricevere un prodotto esclusivo firmato Astra Make-Up. Inoltre, per tutta la settimana, due hostess hanno presidiato la cittadina accompagnate da un gigantesco pallone di Astra Make-Up & Webboh, consegnando gift come prodotti make-up e skincare.

LA SURVEY DI WEBBOH LAB E LA CONTROCLASSIFICA
Come ogni anno, Webboh Lab, il primo osservatorio permanente sulla Gen Z nato dall’incontro di Webboh con l’istituto di ricerca Sylla, ha invitato la community a partecipare a una survey dedicata al Festival di Sanremo a cui hanno aderito, tramite i social, quasi 27mila giovani in meno di 48 ore.
Per i votanti della community di Webboh, già venerdì 14 febbraio, non c’erano dubbi:  il vincitore della 75a edizione del Festival della Canzone Italiana, è Olly, il giovane cantautore genovese che ha portato sul palco dell’Ariston la canzone “Balorda nostalgia” e che poi si è rivelato il vero vincitore del Festival.

Questa la top five per la community di Webboh:

1 Olly – “Balorda nostalgia”
2 Rose Villain – “Fuorilegge”
3 Irama – “Lentamente”
4 Giorgia – “La cura per me”
5 Gaia – “Chiamo io chiami tu”

Dalla survey di Webboh Lab è emerso anche che il 60% dei giovani partecipanti ha apprezzato molto il Festival e l’82% di loro ha seguito l’evento in tv. Inoltre,  il 60% ha dichiarato di preferire la conduzione di Amadeus che ha guidato le ultime  cinque edizioni del Festival (dal 2020 al 2024) rispetto a quella fatta quest’anno da Carlo Conti.

WEBBOH IN TV
Webboh è stato ospite della trasmissione di Rai 1 La volta buona, condotta da Caterina Balivo: Arianna Madonna e Claudia Mariani, in collegamento dalla città dei fiori, hanno annunciato in anteprima la classifica (parziale) dei cantanti in gara, quella che già vedeva Olly al primo posto nelle preferenze della community.

Il progetto “Webboh Van Studios” è stato realizzato in collaborazione con NemoHub di Simona De Melas e l’agenzia “Tutt’appost”. 

Webboh è il media di riferimento della GenZ. Nato ad aprile del 2019, da febbraio 2023 è parte di Mondadori Media. Conta attualmente una fanbase tra TikTok, Instagram, Youtube e Whatsapp di oltre 4,5 milioni di follower di cui il 70% under 24, un sito Web da 3 milioni di utenti unici mensili (fonte: Audiweb ultimo trimestre 2024). È nella top ten dei media italiani più influenti sui social, nonché il primo in target Generazione Z per engagement e video views (fonte: Classifica Top Media Italiani di Prima Comunicazione realizzata da Sensemakers). L’attualità, l’autenticità e l’interesse suscitato dai contenuti è garantito dal modello editoriale bottom up: la community è coinvolta in ogni parte del processo creativo.

Webboh Lab, nato dall’incontro di Webboh e l’istituto di ricerca Sylla, con direttore scientifico il professor Furio Camillo, è il primo Osservatorio Permanente sulla Gen Z. L’impegno da parte di Webboh Lab è quello di raccogliere la voce delle nuove generazioni, di indagare e di approfondire i temi trattati per portare sul tavolo di chi prende le decisioni per loro, gli adulti di domani.

From Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 February, Webboh, the benchmark media for the new generation, will be in Sanremo together with Astra Make-Up, the Italian beauty brand with 35 years of expertise that shares the values of inclusivity and “self love” with Webboh.

Webboh and Astra Make-Up will invade the streets of the Ligurian city aboard the “Webboh Van Studios“: a fully customised van that will provide exclusive moments for the brand’s community on the road.

“We are excited to return to Sanremo with a project that combines music, beauty, and creativity,” says Giulio Pasqui, Brand and Content Manager of Webboh. “The Webboh Van Studios, which is super Instagrammable, will be the meeting point for competing singers, creators, and the most beloved faces from the community who will enliven our social media profiles with content and interviews. This year we’re happy to have a solid partner like Astra Make-Up by our side, with whom we have an evident affinity for target, tone of voice, and values.”

Activities scheduled in the Webboh Van Studios

Not to be missed on Webboh’s social channels is Pick-Up Reaction, during which competing artists, hosted on the van, will share their immediate impressions right after their performance on stage. Another special initiative involves creating a personalised “gadget” for each competing singer, namely a special edition of Webboh in a printed version where the columns Facciamo Chiarezza and Red Flag o Green Flag will feature.
Furthermore, another idea for this year is to give the protagonists of the Festival the manifesting kit that will allow them to best manifest their wishes and dreams during the Sanremo week. The kit also includes a mantra, created in collaboration with Astra Make-Up, to wish all participants in the competition “good luck”.
The story on Webboh’s social media channels – TikTok, Instagram, YouTube – will accompany everything that happens inside and outside the Webboh Van Studios.
Again, What’s up in Sanremo, the story of the Festival evenings created by Arianna Madonna and Claudia Mariani, the beloved creators of Webboh, will be staged every day – live and on social media – while they prepare for the evening by creating beauty looks with the latest Astra Make-Up innovations.
On Valentine’s Day, Astra Secrets will take place, a format that mixes secrets and fun: participants will be able to share an unconfessable secret and, in return, receive an exclusive product from the mysterious Astra box. A unique experience that combines emotion, spontaneity, and a love for beauty.

We are happy to be in Sanremo, the week in which the faces of music take the stage of the most important venue in Italy. Like make-up, music is also an expression of oneself and offers everyone the opportunity to give voice to their identity in a unique and creative way,” says Giulia Gunnella, Marketing Coordinator & Art Director of Astra Make-Up. “The collaboration with Webboh not only gives us the opportunity to intensify contact with Generation Z, but also to strengthen our brand awareness across all generations,” concludes Giulia Gunnella.

Accompanying Astra Make-Up in the activities on Webboh Van Studios is the Camelot agency.

Webboh is a benchmark even during the Festival
This initiative confirms Webboh as the most followed media brand by Gen Z and Gen Alpha in Italy, as well as the most active community in the target audience. The success of his content has established it among the most relevant accounts in Italy during Sanremo with 5 million total interactions (source: Sensemakers, 6-10 February 2024).

Webboh is the benchmark media for GenZ. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp of over 4.5 million followers, 70% of which are under 24, a website with 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb last quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media presences on social media, as well as the first in the Generation Z target for engagement and video views (source: Top Media Ranking of Italian First Communication created by Sensemakers. The relevance, authenticity, and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by the bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

Astra Make-Up was founded in 1988 in Todi, from the dream of pharmacist chemist Giuliano Settimi to create his own cosmetics brand. It is thanks to the entrepreneurial vision of his son Simone Settimi, the current general manager, and the determination of his wife Lucia Menghella, the CEO, that the company continues to grow and develops on a thread of experience and passion, combining creativity with a distinctly Italian love for cosmetic products. The brand is in constant expansion and is present in over 50 countries in Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Asia. The values at the heart of the company’s philosophy celebrate Italian-ness, accompanied by a careful search for cosmetic products in terms of quality and performance, but that are always accessible to everyone.

A few days before the start of the second quarter, Webboh Lab, the first permanent observatory on Gen Z resulting from Webboh’s partnership with the Sylla research institute, has analyzed the responses of more than 38,000 elementary, middle and high school students who were asked to share their opinions, perceptions and expectations about school.

The results, partly collected through the involvement of Studenti.it users, led to the report “La scuola che vorrei”, a detailed look at the school system through the eyes of the younger generation. Their goal is to have a school that is more inclusive and helpful in dealing with the challenges of everyday life.

Vision of the ideal school:

Students were asked to describe how they imagine the perfect school environment:

• inclusive and respectful, where everyone has an equal chance to learn (9/10);
• with beautiful and welcoming spaces, helping those with problems or difficulties (8/10);
• more connected to reality, with useful lessons for daily life (7/10);
• innovation-oriented, with the use of technology to make lessons interactive and engaging (5/10);
• a place where students can voice their opinions, work together in groups, and engage in creative and fun activities (5/10).

Perception of the school

The main problems highlighted by the report concern the perception of a not very innovative school environment that lacks adequate preparation for real life and work, placing great emphasis on mental health. In detail:

• 80% think that school does not teach topics that are useful for life;
• 80% find their backpack too heavy;
• 67% experience anxiety about going to school;
• 67% believe that schools do not care about pupils’ mental health;
• 67% spend entire days studying;
• 68% are fairly or very happy with the level of teaching they receive;
• for 49%, teachers are not sufficiently understanding and do not care enough about whether a subject is understood;
• 49% of children found situations of neglect at school. Indeed, many of them do not trust the solidity of the structures and as many as 50% of the children believe there is a potential risk of the facility collapsing.

It emerged, in general, that students do not feel valued, welcomed and supported at school: “It is a place where I feel valued” received only 4.3 out of 10 and “It is a place where I feel welcomed and supported” 4.5 out of 10. In addition, the concept “Bullying is addressed and effectively managed” received 5.2 out of 10, a result that leads one to think that the educational institution is unable to deal with and manage bullying.

Identified clusters:

The Webboh Lab team identified 5 profiles that identify students based on their responses to the questionnaire:

1. Vision and Motivation (34%): this is the group that identifies students who see school as practical preparation for the future and work, and who prefer a traditional approach.
2. Practicality and Inclusiveness (30%): concerns children focused on professional preparation and collaborative learning in a stimulating environment.
3. Ambition and Pragmatism (14%): they value competition and rewards, with a focus on individual growth.
4. Creativity and Relaxation (13%): this is the cluster where creative freedom and a relaxed environment with less homework and more artistic activities are valued.
5. Tradition and Freedom (8%): where students prefer a classical educational approach, without excessive emphasis on technology or creativity.

You can view the full research here.

Webboh is the flagship media for GenZ. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb last quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Gen Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by a bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

Webboh Lab, a partnership between Webboh and the Sylla research institute, with Scientific Director Professor Furio Camillo, is the first Permanent Observatory on Gen Z. Webboh Lab’s commitment is to gather the voice of the younger generation and investigate and explore issues to convey them to those who make decisions for them, the adults of tomorrow.

Webboh Lab, the first permanent observatory on Gen Z born from Webboh‘s meeting with the Sylla research institute, involved 15,000 teenagers, aged between 14 and 17, to collect opinions, behaviours and perceptions regarding the topic of glass recycling and the use of packaging created with this material. The survey, conducted by Webboh Lab for CoReVe – the national consortium for the collection, recycling and recovery of glass packaging waste in Italy – highlighted some key points of interest.

VIRTUOUS BEHAVIOUR AND AWARENESS

The survey showed that three out of four teenagers (more than 76%) always separate glass, while only 5% said they rarely or never do it. Of these: 38% do not separate glass because they don’t think about it, 21% have someone to do it for them and 14% believe there is not enough information about recycling.

Glass recycling is very common among teenagers, as they generally prefer the use of glass packaging as it is more sustainable.

Young people are taught correct behaviours, such as separate waste collection, by their parents and schools, making it a recognised and widespread practice. Most interviewees believe that the good example of others and more information can motivate us to improve the collection of glass.

The data analysed also showed that two out of three teenagers (67%) are aware of the possibility of endlessly recycling glass without losing quality, while 65% of them are aware that incandescent bulbs and crystal glasses cannot be recycled together with ordinary glass. Finally, 85% of young people know that recycling a glass bottle reduces air pollution by 20% compared to that produced to make a new one.

As regards behaviour in Italy, 56.8% of interviewees believe that Italians pay enough attention to separating glass and that it is very important to do so (70.9%). 60% of children think that in 10 years glass recycling will be more widespread and 74.7% are in favour of penalising those who do not separate glass from other waste.

GROUPS:

Expansion of the answers obtained with respect to issues related to glass recycling and environmental sustainability has made it possible to identify four groups of adolescents with similar answers on in-depth topics.

Proactive recyclers (34%)
They are young people with a strong pragmatic and proactive tendency towards glass recycling, and are highly motivated and hands on as regards the actions taken. They attach great importance to protecting the environment and reducing pollution: they are extremely aware of the environmental issue and are convinced that recycling glass is a great help. In general, they are consistent in their behaviour towards sustainability, consumption choices and daily practices of waste separation, reuse and recycling of materials. They actively correct other people’s incorrect behaviour and they also agree to sanction those who do not separate their waste. They ask for more information to encourage separate waste collection and the virtuous example of influencers and famous people.

Recycling utilitarians (28%)
Teenagers in this group focus on the functional and utilitarian aspects of recycling, but they are much less motivated when it comes to issues related to environmental sustainability. They recognise the importance of glass as a material that is not harmful to the ecosystem and are familiar with recycling bins. Despite this, they are not particularly motivated by the concept of recycling or by the environmental impact that it may have. They are a little less virtuous as regards separating glass than the average person. To stimulate recycling, they propose economic incentives and are against the introduction of penalties for those who do not separate their waste.

Recycling theorists (23%)
Those that are disenchanted with recycling and are the least interested in the issues of recycling and the environment.
They reveal a more poetic and symbolic vision of glass, attaching a special value to its purity and its capacity for rebirth, however, they are less virtuous in separate waste collection, finding it complicated and demanding and remaining less sensitive to the issue of environmental sustainability in general. They claim to be motivated to recycle glass for its infinite reuse but are less concerned with practical details, such as using the correct bins or removing caps.

Poets of transformation (15%)
The young people belonging to this group are very involved in the issues of environmental sustainability and are very aware of related issues. They differ from the first group, the proactive recyclers, for their more romantic and idealistic vision: they see glass as a poetic and special material, and they prefer glass packaging for its unique characteristics. They are the most informed about correct glass recycling practices. They recycle much more than the average person, they are in favour of any incentive that promotes the dissemination of good practices and they are also in favour of penalties for those who do not separate glass correctly. Finally, they adopt, in general, a sustainable lifestyle and feel like active protagonists, attaching importance to the correct management of glass, since they are motivated by the environmental value of recycling.

“The survey is very interesting and allows us to understand what young people think and how they behave,” stated Gianni Scotti, President of CoReVe. “In general, there is alignment among children between environmentally sustainable behaviour, environmental awareness and glass recycling. Almost all of them – as many as 90% – think that the climate crisis is a serious matter and that glass recycling is a fundamental part of reducing pollution. But CoReVe’s challenge is speaking to the 5% that rarely recycle to make it clear what a waste of environmental and economic resources it is not to recycle glass properly. The work we are doing with influencers, creators, schools and territories goes precisely in this direction. Italy’s good recycling rate is, in fact, not taken for granted but must be maintained and, if possible, improved. This is why it is essential to know what Gen Z thinks and what behaviours they adopt,” Scotti concluded.

“This research has attracted a lot of interest among children, it is a generation that is well informed on and aware of environmental issues. The analysis of the data allowed us to identify 4 groups of teenagers with similar answers to the in-depth topics, each with a different leaning towards glass recycling. This has made it possible to collect very targeted information for the customer,” says Furio Camillo, Scientific Director for Sylla. “Webboh Lab confirms itself as a very effective tool for the strategy, marketing and communication of brands and companies that find an interesting target in Gen Z.”

Webboh is the flagship media for Gen Z. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb last quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Gen Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by a bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

Webboh Lab, a partnership between Webboh and the Sylla research institute, with Scientific Director, Professor Furio Camillo, is the first Permanent Observatory on Gen Z. Webboh Lab’s commitment is to gather the voice of the younger generation, investigate and explore issues to convey them to those who make decisions for them, the adults of tomorrow.

There’s been great success for Webboh, Italy’s number one media brand for the younger generation with a digital audience of 4.5 million followers, which closes the summer with record numbers.
Eight events in the area, all sold out, more than 50 Gen Z idols on stage at the events organised around Italy, more than 20,000 kids who took part in the eagerly awaited shows, registering significant results, and on social media with 100 million reaches and more than 1.5 million interactions.
These are results that confirm Webboh ‘s extraordinary ability to involve young people with activities that can create meaningful moments of sharing and fun. This isn’t only on social and live, but also with initiatives continuing in September to tackle the back-to-school period.

Webboh Fest: three legs sold out
Webboh Fest, a music festival – unique in Italy in terms of format and audience success – designed to bring together young people with the most followed idols on social networks, was held on three legs from July to September (Giulianova, Rimini, Mirandola). It starred singers Rosa Chemical, Sarah Toscano, El Matador, Aka 7even, Serena Brancale, Emma Muscat, Vyperr, Pucho, Valerio Mazzei and many others. Also present were the latest, trendiest creators, including Lisa Luchetta, Alberto Tozzi, Alice and Giorgia Mordenti, Kingash, together with Acapodelglobo and Arienne Make-Up, both from the Power Talent Agency roster.

All events – with free admission – were hosted by producer and presenter Andrea Prada with the participation of Sara Esposito, a creator and YouTuber with millions of followers. At the DJ set was Matteo Robert, one of Italy’s most famous Gen Z creators, and DodoJ, one of Italy’s youngest DJs.
The DeAKids broadcasts (Sky Channel 601), with creators Lisa Luchetta and Alberto Tozzi, shared what went on behind the scenes at the different legs: this exclusive content has been made available on the channel’s social networks and will be aired in a special on DeAKids on 27 September where the best moments of the Webboh Backstage Secrets Summer Tour will be revisited.
Radio Bruno was also a Webboh Fest radio partner.

Webboh Camp: between summer experience and digital education
The Webboh Camp (20 to 27 July in the Tuscan Maremma), organised with Experience Summer Camp, Italy’s number one organiser of summer camps for young people aged 6 to 22, sold out in just one month. An unforgettable week in close contact with five creators (a total of 4 million followers on TikTok alone): Alberto Tozzi, Jenni Serpi, Sara Esposito, singer Luk3 and the face of Webboh, Claudia Mariani.
But the Camp was more than just fun. The kids enjoyed a digital education with Alessio Carciofi, one of Europe’s leading experts on digital well-being. Here too, reporting on the holiday was entrusted toDeAKids cameras.

Webboh Fun at AquaFan in Riccione
Just like last year, the four dates of Webboh Fun at Aquafan (11 July, 25 July, 8 August, 22 August, at the Walky Cup at Aquafan in Riccione) turned out to be a success. At each leg, in addition to the show on stage, spectators participated in exclusive meet and greets with guests (singers and creators) with whom they could take a photo. Among the talents involved were: Acapodelglobo, Rimoldigno, Lisa Luchetta, Matteo Robert, Alberto Tozzi, Pucho, Luk3 and Ascanio, Lorenz Simonetti.

Activities with brand partners
Webboh’s summer initiatives offered brand partners additional business opportunities with diversified branded content solutions. These include five smartphone covers – each suited to a different mood – created by the Webboh community in collaboration with La Casa de Las Carcasas. The covers, launched on 5 September, were presented on 6 September during the Mirandola leg of Webboh Fest, and are on sale online and in stores.

The first two Webboh Fest legs had Webboh coordinating and working in collaboration with Brand On Solutions, Mediamond’s project area, along with cosnova Italia with essence, a well-known cosmetics brand, with the essence Spring-Summer 2024 collection and the participation of acapodelglobo and Arienne Makeup from the Power Talent Agencyroster.

Back to school: the BE YOU Webboh diary and backpack and many other activities
After the summer events, Webboh is there for the very young as they start the new school year with numerous products and various initiatives.
The BE YOU Webboh Diary, produced in collaboration with BE YOU, now in its third edition, is so successful every year that it sold out in a few days in various stores and online shops. Created together with the community, it contains more than 100 stickers, over 40 special ‘against boredom’ pages for break times, the birthdays of the best-loved creators and a brand new ‘treasure hunt’. Launched in June, it’s distributed in shopping centres, bookstores, stationery stores, and online. In addition to the diary, this year’s BE YOU Webboh collection consists of an entire stationery line with apencil case, notebooks and – the big news for 2024–2025 – the BE YOU Webboh backpack.

Webboh and Astra Make-Up are working together again, after a successful project for the 2024 Webboh Awards, for the back-to-school period. The focus for this initiative is the Astra Skin line, dedicated to skincare and beauty routines, and the launch of two new products: a Face Make-up Remover Balm and a Face Gel Cream. The initiative includes a structured publishing plan on Webboh’s social channels, and also on the website, as well as the initiative for Arianna Madonna, the face of the community, and content creator Lisa Luchetta, already the winner of the Best Teen Idol – Female category at the 2024 Webboh Awards.

From 18 September, a new collaboration with Inter-studioviaggi (in coordination and collaboration with Brand On Solutions/Mediamond) will start on Webboh’s TikTok channel. The star of this initiative will be Anaïs Mariani, TikToker and Ambassador of Inter-studioviaggi, who will meet with Arianna Madonna, one of the faces of Webboh, to talk about her experience of Year Abroad. The opportunities offered by a school year abroad will be illustrated: a unique opportunity for an exceptional educational experience.

Webboh Lab, the first permanent observatory on Gen Z emerging from a meeting between Webboh and the Sylla research institute, has partnered with Farmitalia (with the support of Brand On Solutions/Mediamond) to conduct a survey via an online smart poll involving 500 young Italians aged between 14 and 17. The results provide a picture of the perceptions, knowledge and doubts of younger generations regarding sexuality and contraception in Italy.

Webboh is the flagship media for Gen Z. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb last quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Gen Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by a bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

Webboh Lab, the first permanent observatory on Gen Z stemming from an encounter between Webboh and the Sylla research institute, has partnered with Farmitalia to conduct a survey via an online smart poll involving 500 young Italians aged between 14 and 17. The results provide a picture of the perceptions, knowledge and doubts of younger generations regarding sexuality and contraception in Italy.

The results show how the very young face a lot of exposure to these issues, which is also attributed to the numerous information channels available, and how they would like to experience sex education in general, that is, with fewer taboos and more clarity.

How Gen Z stays informed

The details of the data collected by Webboh Lab show that the sources most consulted by respondents are friends (53.4%) and social media (46%), followed by school (43.2%) and the Internet (40.4%). The family is in fifth place with 27.6%, while doctors and advice centres are mentioned by only 5.6% of young people.

Sex education at school

 Sex education at school is considered a key issue by the very young. They would like it to be addressed more, with particular emphasis on certain aspects:

• sexually transmitted diseases (importance score: 8.47/10);
• relationships, affection and partner consent (score: 8.40/10);
• contraceptive methods (score: 7.81/10);
• anatomy of the human body (score: 7.78/10).

Gen Z’s suggetions for better information

The Webboh Lab smart pool also showed that the way in which this issue is dealt with could be improved through various initiatives. Besides more school involvement (score 8.36/10), the main activities identified by respondents were:

• counselling services (score 7.87/10);
• discussions with adults (score 7.59/10);
• access to reliable online resources (score 7.49/10).

Contraceptive methods

The survey also highlighted condoms as the most popular method of contraception among Gen Z (98.2%), followed by the pill (88.4%). Much more limited knowledge is found, however, for IUDs (49.3%) and coitus interruptus (17%).

Emergency contraception: the concept of emergency contraception is familiar to 44.2% of young people. More specifically,86% know about the morning-after pill, while only 41.8% know about the five-day-after pill. The main sources of information for emergency contraception include:

• Internet (25.1%);
• social media (24.4%);
• school (15.6%):
• friends (12.4%):
• family (6.9%).

Furthermore, 23.9% of young respondents admitted to knowing someone who had used the morning-after pill, while only 8.3% knew someone who had used the five-day-after pill.

The research shows a clear need for a more integrated approach to sex education involving not only schools, but also counselling services and families.

Webboh Lab, which came about after a meeting between Webboh (4 million followers on social media) and the Sylla research institute, directed by Furio Camillo, is the first permanent observatory on Gen Z. Webboh Labs is committed to hearing the voice of the younger generation, investigating and exploring their issues and bringing them to the table of people making decisions for them, the adults of tomorrow.

Webboh is the flagship media for Gen Z. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb last quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Gen Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by a bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.

After the success of the first leg in Giulianova (with almost 10 thousand viewers), young people’s idols will be in Mirandola (MO) on Saturday, 6 September, in the Piazza della Costituente, for the last leg of Webboh Fest 2024, the summer music event organised by Webboh, the first Italian community dedicated to Gen Z and Gen Alpha, with more than 4 million followers on social networks.

A star-studded stage for the last leg of Webboh Fest

An evening of music and fun, during which many artists, including Rosa Chemical, one of the most talked-about artists on the music scene, will take turns on stage from 8 p.m. From Spain comes Victor Perez, aka VYPERR, the idol with 10 million followers who will showcase his hits to the Italian public. Also from the charts of this summer’s most streamed songs is El Matador, a breakout star from ‘Nuova Scena’, the Netflix rap show, and Serena Brancale with her viral hits.

Rappers Vale Pain and Fasma, whose hit, ‘Mille notti’ was a smash hit on TikTok this summer, will also be on stage, along with Le-One, whose summer hit ‘Addo staje’ has already gone gold and is this summer’s song with millions of streams. From the world of ‘Amici di Maria de Filippi’, Niveo will premiere his new single about bullying. Some of the idols of the very young generation will also be there. They will get the audience singing along to their most famous hits. We’ll meet Il Rosso, Luk3 and Ascanio, Lorenz Simonetti, Rondine, and Cioffi.

 Andrea Prada will host the last leg of Webboh Fest, with the help of Sara Esposito, a creator and YouTuber with millions of followers. Also, on stage (and backstage) will be young people’s favourite creators, like the Housegram crew, i.e. Cristiano Borsi, Fabio Ferrucci, Giulia Bizzarri and Viola Silvi; as well as Gabriele Greco and Anastasiia Pazzeska. At the end of the evening, fans can continue the fun with a DJ set by Matteo Robert, one of the most famous Gen Z TikTokers in Italy.

Challenges and surprises… with a look behind the scenes

And it’s not only music: during the evening of Webboh Fest, Webboh will also entertain the audience with challenges and lots of fun (free admission). Backstage access will be narrated by creator Lisa Luchetta, star of Webboh Backstage Secrets Summer Tour, the format born from the collaboration between Webboh and DeAKids (Sky Channel 601). Lisa will interview the stars of the event and report on the tour with exclusive content: clips will be available on the TV channel’s social media. From the afternoon onwards you’ll also get to receive numbered gadgets, which will allow you to take part in a special draw that will give you access to Webboh Fest backstage and follow the entire event from a special location: the backstage area. Radio Bruno, a partner for the festival, will follow Webboh on its tour, and in the grand finale will reveal on the Mirandola stage the songs most loved by young people in the summer of 2024 with the official ranking.

This leg’s sponsor is La Casa de las Carcasas, who along with Webboh have created a collection of smartphone covers that will be on sale from September and will be launched from the Webboh Fest stage on 6 September in Mirandola. There will be a stand in the square with a giant cover where you can take a selfie and receive a free gadget.

Webboh is the flagship media for Gen Z. Created in April 2019, it has been part of Mondadori Media since February 2023. It currently has a fanbase of 4.5 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, 70% of which are under 24. The website receives 3 million unique monthly users (source: Audiweb Last Quarter 2024). It is in the top ten most influential Italian media companies on social media, as well as the first targeting Gen Z for engagement and video views (source: Italian Top Media Rankings for First Communication made by Sensemakers). The topicality, authenticity and interest generated by the content is guaranteed by the bottom-up editorial model: the community is involved in every part of the creative process.