What is the difference between * and Any in Kotlin generics? Technology Community › Category: Kotlin › What is the difference between * and Any in Kotlin generics? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago List<*> can contain objects of any type, but only that type, so it can contain Strings (but only Strings) while List<Any> can contain Strings and Integers and whatnot, all in the same list