Connected children

03 May 2021 | Health

*Half of ten-year-olds now own their own smartphone.

*Use of smart speakers among children aged 5-15 has doubled.

*More children watch video-on-demand (VoD) than watch live broadcast TV.

*Between the ages of nine and ten, smartphone ownership doubles.

*5- to 15-year-olds are more likely to pick YouTube as their platform of choice.

*Almost half of girls aged 5-15 now play games online.

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