According to an online survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2021, 35 percent of girls aged between 10 and 17 said that they would like to have more opportunities to be creative while using digital products and services. For boys, affordability was the most desired feature, followed by ease of use. Additionally, two in ten girls stated that they want to see more digital services that are good for other people their own age.
Desired features for digital devices and services according to children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by gender
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Statistics on Social media and children in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Frequency of selected playtime activities for UK children 2021
- Premium Statistic UK children social media presence and usage 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic UK children daily time on selected social media apps 2021
- Premium Statistic UK children daily time on communication apps 2021
Usage
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- Premium Statistic Leading video apps used by children in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic UK children daily time on video apps 2021
- Premium Statistic Time spent on TikTok in the UK forecast 2019-2024
- Basic Statistic UK kids engaging with selected online platforms weekly 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic UK kids engaging with selected online platforms weekly 2021, by gender
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Social media audiences in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic UK: teen Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram users 2022
- Premium Statistic UK: teenage Facebook users 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic UK: teenage Instagram users 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic UK: teenage Messenger users 2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic TikTok penetration demographics in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Premium Statistic TikTok audiences in the UK 2021, by age and gender
Potential harms
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- Basic Statistic Dangerous actions kids take online in the UK 2020
- Basic Statistic UK children on leading potential harms on social media 2020
- Basic Statistic UK children who experienced online harms 2020, by platform
- Basic Statistic UK children who have seen worrying online content 2021, by nation
- Basic Statistic Share of UK children that have seen harmful online content 2020
- Premium Statistic Social media engagement impact on teens in England 2021, by mental health status
- Basic Statistic U.S. and U.K. teens: negative feelings that started on Instagram 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. and U.K. teens: Instagram and mental health 2019
Children's internet literacy
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- Basic Statistic UK children who received information about internet safety 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Ability to identify true news stories among children in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
- Premium Statistic Ways children fact-check social media news United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic UK children able to identify a fake profile 2021, by nation
- Basic Statistic UK children who can change privacy settings on social media accounts 2020
- Basic Statistic UK children who have changed their social media privacy settings 2020, by age group
Opinion
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- Premium Statistic Leading social media usage reasons worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic UK children on the positives of being online 2021
- Premium Statistic Parental concerns over children device usage U.S. and UK 2021
- Basic Statistic Parents in selected countries who block WhatsApp on their children phones 2021
- Basic Statistic Most wanted digital features according to UK children 2021
- Basic Statistic Most wanted digital features according to UK children 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic UK kids on enjoying playing in real life and online 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic UK kids on enjoying playing in real life and online 2021, by gender
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Digital Futures Commission, & 5Rights Foundation. (November 1, 2021). Desired features for digital devices and services according to children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309390/uk-kids-desired-digital-features-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission, und 5Rights Foundation. "Desired features for digital devices and services according to children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by gender." Chart. November 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309390/uk-kids-desired-digital-features-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission, 5Rights Foundation. (2021). Desired features for digital devices and services according to children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309390/uk-kids-desired-digital-features-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission, and 5Rights Foundation. "Desired Features for Digital Devices and Services According to Children in The United Kingdom as of November 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309390/uk-kids-desired-digital-features-by-gender/
Digital Futures Commission & 5Rights Foundation, Desired features for digital devices and services according to children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309390/uk-kids-desired-digital-features-by-gender/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Desired features for digital devices and services according to children in the United Kingdom as of November 2021, by gender [Graph], Digital Futures Commission, & 5Rights Foundation, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309390/uk-kids-desired-digital-features-by-gender/