A survey of parents in the United States found that during the second quarter of 2021, 53 percent of respondents were setting limits on their children's screen time. This is an increase from the all-time low of 48 percent of responding parents in the first quarter of 2021 and almost a return to pre-pandemic levels. Overall, 51 percent of parents said that their children spent more than three hours on screens per day.
Share of parents in the United States who limit their children's screen time as of August 2021
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Statistics on Mobile app usage of children in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents estimation of kids online activities 2022
- Premium Statistic Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Hours of screen time allowed for children in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Daily entertainment screen time among children in the U.S. in 2021, by activity
- Premium Statistic Daily entertainment screen time by children and teens in the U.S. 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Parental concerns over children device usage U.S. and UK 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. children using selected devices 2020-2021
Device ownership and usage
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- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with an electronic device in their home 2019-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with a personal electronic device 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children owning a smartphone 2015-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children with an electronic device 2021, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children owning an electronic device 2021, by family income
Engagement and activities
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- Basic Statistic App usage by U.S. children 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. parents on time spent by children on smartphones 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time on video apps 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. children daily time on learning apps 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time spent on select social media apps 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. children daily time on communication apps 2022
- Premium Statistic Average daily time spent on video games in the U.S. 2021, by platform
- Basic Statistic U.S. children daily time on gaming apps 2019-2022
Leading apps for children
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- Premium Statistic Leading video apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading social media apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. children social media platforms usage 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading communication apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular learning apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading gaming apps used by children in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most popular children gaming apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
App transparency and data protection
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- Premium Statistic Countries of registration for mobile apps directed to children 2022
- Premium Statistic Ad spend per application for children vs. non-children mobile apps 2022
- Basic Statistic Children apps treatment of personal data 2022, by app store
- Basic Statistic User data collection in select mobile iOS apps for kids worldwide 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Most tracked iOS apps used by children 2022, by number of data segments
- Premium Statistic COPPA violations found in children apps in the Google Play Store 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. children apps on the Google Play Store collecting PI 2021
Spotlight: Parental controls
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents limiting their children's screen time 2021
- Premium Statistic Ways for U.S. parents to limit screen time of their children 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. parents monitoring their children digital device and internet usage 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Age U.S. parents think they can stop monitoring kids tech usage 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. parents limiting screen time of their children 2022, by activity
- Basic Statistic Parents in selected countries who block WhatsApp on their children phones 2021
- Premium Statistic Parenting apps available on the Google Play Store 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Kids and family apps available on the Microsoft Store 2017-2022
Further related statistics
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- Daily screen time outside of homework of children in the U.S. 2021
- Weekly screen time of French children and teens 2022, by media
- Daily screen time of U.S. teens and tweens 2021, by income
- Reasons for increased screen time among Poles during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021
- Consequences of increased screen time among Poles during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021
- Activities taken by Poles to aid eye vision due to increased screen time 2021
- Increase in daily screen time among Poles due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021
- U.S. parents on their child's screen time since the COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- Average daily screen time on digital devices among French people 2019, by age
- Average daily screen time on digital devices among French people 2019, by occupation
- Average daily screen time on digital devices among French people 2019
- Average daily screen time on digital devices among French people 2019, by city size
- U.S. parent concern over screen time by child during COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- U.S. kids & teens with 4hrs+ screen time before and during COVID-19 pandemic 2020
- Activities among children when using screens in the U.S. 2020
- Daily screen media use among American toddlers in 2020
- Daily screen media use among American children in 2020
- Screen media use among Americans teenagers during the pandemic 2021
- Solutions to limit the health impacts of exposure to screens at work in France 2019
- Popular methods of limiting smartphone screen time in Japan 2019
- Knowledge of the impacts on health of prolonged exposure to screens in France 2019
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CivicScience. (August 11, 2021). Share of parents in the United States who limit their children's screen time as of August 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273706/usa-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/
CivicScience. "Share of parents in the United States who limit their children's screen time as of August 2021." Chart. August 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273706/usa-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/
CivicScience. (2021). Share of parents in the United States who limit their children's screen time as of August 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273706/usa-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/
CivicScience. "Share of Parents in The United States Who Limit Their Children's Screen Time as of August 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273706/usa-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/
CivicScience, Share of parents in the United States who limit their children's screen time as of August 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273706/usa-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Share of parents in the United States who limit their children's screen time as of August 2021 [Graph], CivicScience, August 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273706/usa-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/