Children owning mobile phones in the UK 2024, by age

According to a survey of parents and children in the UK conducted in 2024, 98 percent of children between 16 and 17 years old owned a smartphone, while 73 percent of respondents aged between three and four did not have a mobile phone. Electronic devices available to childrenMobile phones are not the only devices children are exposed to daily. At home, indeed, they have access to all kinds of electronic devices, such as TVs, gaming consoles, and radios. For instance, in 2020, 84 percent of children had access to a smart TV, and 85 percent had a game console. Furthermore, 90 percent of children in the UK had access to a PC, laptop, or netbook with an internet connection. Children’s online activitiesBritish children perform many different activities online, with mobile phones being the most used devices to go online. Among the most recurring online activities were playing games and watching videos, especially on YouTube. Furthermore, children in the UK appear to spend quite some time on social media platforms, like TikTok and Snapchat, where they spend on average 97 and 82 minutes daily, respectively.

根据2024年对英国父母和儿童的调查，16至17岁的儿童中，拥有智能手机的比例高达98%，而在3至4岁的受访儿童中，有73%的人没有拥有移动电话。孩子们可接触到的电子设备中，除了移动电话，还包括了多种日常生活中的电子设备，如电视、游戏机和收音机。例如，在2020年，84%的儿童能够接触到智能电视，85%的儿童拥有游戏机。此外，英国90%的儿童可以访问具备互联网连接的台式电脑、笔记本电脑或上网本。英国儿童的在线活动方面，英国儿童在网络上执行了多种不同的活动，其中手机是最常用的上网工具。最常见的在线活动包括游戏和观看视频，尤其是YouTube。此外，英国儿童似乎在社交媒体平台上花费了大量时间，例如TikTok和Snapchat，他们在这些平台上的日均使用时间分别为97分钟和82分钟。