A 26-year-old influencer who people think looks much older has a theory about why Gen Zers appear to be aging faster than millennials

• A major TikToker gained traction with a theory that Gen Zers are aging faster than millennials.
• Jordan Howlett, who is 26, said people have assumed he's his parent's sibling. 
• Howlett told BI he thinks the faster aging could be due to job- and economy-related stress.

When the TikTok influencer Jordan Howlett said in a video from last week that he was 26, no one could believe it.

His 12 million followers were shocked: "Ummm aren't you like 35!???" one person reacted. "Ain't no way in the world this man is Gen Z. This generation be recycling ancestors," another person wrote.