Number of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024
Characteristic
Number of apps
Persistent identifier (e.g. IP address)
181
Cookies
113
Online contact information
35
Name
32
Address
11
A screen or user name that functions as online contact information
9
A telephone number
8
A photo, video, or audio file
5
geolocation
4
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As of September 2024, 181 Android mobile apps tailored for children and hosted in the Google Play Store in the United States collected persistent identifier data (such as user IP address), violating the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Additionally, 113 children's apps on the platform collected cookies, 32 collected names.
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Digital Information World. (June 26, 2021). Number of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
Digital Information World. "Number of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024." Chart. June 26, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
Digital Information World. (2021). Number of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
Digital Information World. "Number of Mobile Apps for Children Hosted on The Google Play Store in The United States That Collect Selected Types of Personal Information (Pi) in Violation of The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Coppa) as of September 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jun 2021, /statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
Digital Information World, Number of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Number of mobile apps for children hosted on the Google Play Store in the United States that collect selected types of personal information (PI) in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) as of September 2024 [Graph], Digital Information World, June 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1329874/children-apps-violating-coppa-collecting-pi-us/
