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Social media and children in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about social media and kids in the United Kingdom

This report presents statistics on social media usage of children in the United Kingdom, including leading platforms, how much time children spend on social media, and how parents feel about social networks and smartphone usage. There are also statistics on age assurance methods and GDRP fines.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Average daily media use time in the United Kingdom (UK) 2025
  • Premium Statistic Interesting news topics to children in the United Kingdom (UK) 2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Possibility and likelihood of children using digital services and products UK 2024
  • Basic Statistic Platforms used among kids in the United Kingdom to communicate 2023, by age group

Benchmark

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  • Premium Statistic Leading social media apps used by children in the UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading video apps used by children in the UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading gaming apps used by children in the UK 2024, by daily time spent
  • Premium Statistic Most downloaded education apps used by children in the UK 2024

Time spent

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  • Premium Statistic UK children daily time on selected social media apps 2024
  • Premium Statistic UK children daily time on communication apps 2024
  • Premium Statistic UK children daily time on leading video apps 2025
  • Premium Statistic UK children daily time on gaming apps 2019-2024

Parents

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  • Basic Statistic EU parents supporting parental approval to download apps 2024, by child age
  • Basic Statistic UK: opinion on parents tracking children's location via app 2024
  • Basic Statistic Great Britain: kids smartphone ban opinion among parents 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK opinion on a law banning kids from owning smartphones 2024
  • Premium Statistic UK parents who monitor children's online activity with selected methods 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK parents who monitor children's smartphone activity with parental apps 2023, by age

Age assurance

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  • Basic Statistic Awareness of companies of UK children using digital services 2024
  • Basic Statistic Most popular age assurance methods used by digital services companies UK 2024
  • Basic Statistic UK companies reasons for self-declaration as age-assurance method 2024
  • Basic Statistic Companies in the UK with age assurance methods 2024

GDPR

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  • Basic Statistic GDPR fines to social media companies for misuse of children's information 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK children apps data collected 2023
  • Premium Statistic UK children apps possible ICO violation 2023
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