The analog comeback: Why Gen Z is falling back in love with iPods, CDs and flip phones

eBay data shows iPod was searched roughly 1,300 times an hour on average in 2024, with prices on some models climbing 40–60%.

Luminate's 2026 Midyear Report shows US CD sales up 16% to 16.3 million units in first half of 2026; total physical album sales rose 7.8% to 38.2 million units.

IMARC Group's India vinyl record market report valued the market at USD 66.3 million in 2025, forecast to reach USD 119.2 million by 2034.

Refurbished-tech marketplace Back Market started stocking iPods and Game Boys after bare-bones Nokia phones sold out faster than expected.

A UK-based CD manufacturer's survey found Gen Z bought more CDs in the past year than millennials, Gen X, or baby boomers combined.