Twice per year, we conduct a survey with 1000 9-17-year-olds and 2000 parents of children aged 3-17. The most recent data comes from our November 2023 survey.
Explore the latest results below to support children’s digital use and safety online.
In this wave, children reported spending 4.4 hours online per weekend day, and 3.4 hours per week day. However, parents estimated 3.6 and 2.4 hours respectively. This shows an underestimate of around 1 hour.
Priority online harms include exposure to:
Our tracker aligns to these harms. The survey found that parents underestimate their child’s exposure to online harms.
For example, 21% of children report being contacted by strangers online (32% of 15-16-year-olds). However, only 8% of parents said their child experienced this.
Only a quarter of children who experienced an online harm said they reported it to the platform. Additionally, of the children who reported an issue, 25% felt unhappy or unsure about their feelings of the outcome.
See previous tracker survey summaries and more of our research.