UK kids on enjoying playing in real life and online 2021, by age group
According to an online survey conducted in the United Kingdom in November 2021, when asked to think about a recently enjoyable time, 45 percent of children strongly agreed that they had recently had a great time being playful in a digital setting. Overall, 63 percent of children aged six to nine years reported having had a great time on both Fortnite and YouTube. Of those aged between 13 to 15 years, 57 percent agreed they had a great time on TikTok. Additionally, just a third of respondents said they had a great time on WhatsApp. By comparison, over seven in 10 children reported enjoying the time they spent in a non-digital context, with respondents aged 10 to 12 years enjoying non-digital context play more than any other age group.