Awareness of online challenges worldwide 2021

According to a global online survey in 2021, 73 percent of teens and parents said that they were aware of online challenges. In addition, 77 percent of teachers stated that they were aware of such content. The majority of teens said they they became aware of online challenges via social media whilst 43 percent were made aware through traditional form of news. There has been a rise in potentially dangerous challenges and hoaxes which can be found across all forms of social media platforms.

Share of teens, parents and teachers worldwide who say they are aware of online challenges in 2021

Characteristic	Teens	Parents	Teachers
Are aware of online challenges	73%	73%	77%
Became aware of online challenges via social media	83%	68%	76%
Became aware of online challenges via traditional news	43%	59%	52%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

10,900 respondents

Age group

13 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Research consisted of an online survey completed by 5,400 teens (including 1,800 13-15 year-olds, 1,800 16-17 year olds and 1,800 18-19 year-olds). The survey was also completed by 4,500 parents of teens and 1,000 educators giving a total sample size of 10,900 people worldwide. The sample was drawn from the UK, the US, Germany, Australia, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Vietnam and Argentina.

According to the source: "In this report we use the following definitions: Challenges.
Online challenges involve people recording themselves online doing something that is difficult or risky, which they share to encourage others to repeat it. Challenges can be fun and safe, but they can also be risky or dangerous, which could lead to physical harm."

The source did not provide information regarding the exact date of survey.

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