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Emma Burleigh

Around 22 million teenagers are making their pocket money on video games, online reselling, and in-game platforms like Roblox

Teenage boy on laptop (Credit: Imgorthand / Getty Images)

Alongside neighborhood lemonade stands and lifeguarding gigs, millions of teenagers will be earning their pocket money online this summer. And Gen Alpha is shaping up to be one of the most entrepreneurial generations in the digital era as the internet redraws the boundaries of work.

Around 22 million teenagers, aged 13 to 17, earn money through part-time, informal, or digital work, according to a recent whitepaper from Cash App, owned by fintech company Block.

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