Anime, Minecraft, Roblox, YouTube and many memes: these are the favorite topics of children
Kaspersky’s latest analysis reveals the online activities of children around the world during the first quarter of this year, based on anonymous data such as search queries, Android popular and categories of websites, provided voluntarily by the users of the parental control application Kaspersky Safe Kids. The report found that children’s interest was focused on Japanese anime, Minecraft and the memes.
In addition to taking steps to protect children from inappropriate online content, parental control apps also give parents the ability to learn about their children’s interests and hobbies, helping them build closer relationships with their little ones. . According to the report, children were more likely to watch video content compared to spending time on social networks.
The three most popular apps were Youtube (31.6%), followed by TikTok and its recommendation algorithm (19%), and WhatsApp (18%). The research revealed that on YouTube, children showed greater interest in bloggers such as mr. Beast, sssniperwolfY Nikocado avocadoknown as the “King of the Mukbangs” for eating in front of the camera and chatting with his followers. Curiously, Youtube Kidsa special application for children, registered a participation of only 2.1%.
Another popular point of interest, especially among teenagers, was Japanese anime or cartoons, specifically Naruto Y my hero Academy. The first series follows the life of a loud and restless teenage ninja, Naruto Uzumaki, who dreams of achieving universal recognition and becoming ‘The Hokage’, the head of his village and the strongest ninja. The second animated series, My Hero Academia, follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who was born without super powers in a world where super powers have become common, but who still dreams of becoming a hero.
Among the searches about online games, Minecraft was listed as the most popular. The essence of the game is very simple: players are in a simple three-dimensional world and can freely build, creating complex structures from these cubes. He followed Robloxa platform that features user-created games and virtual worlds, and finally, Brawls Stars, a platform where players battle each other or AI opponents in multiple game modes.
Searches for ‘animation memes’ turned out to be the most popular meme request among kids. These are typically short animations of a character dancing, or sometimes singing, to music intended for other animators to broadcast or repeat with their own characters. Some examples can be found here, here or here. Although not animated, the Beluga cat was among the most popular memes.