Children and media in the U.S.

Statistics report on media usage among children in the U.S.

Children and media in the U.S.

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about media use among children in the United States, and features data on kids' movies at the box office, book reading, device usage, gaming preferences and behavior, and information on screen time along with parents' perspectives.

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General overview

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  • Premium Statistic Parental control over children's media consumption U.S. 2019-2020
  • Basic Statistic Coronavirus TV viewing: children's TV audience growth U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Video services considered the best for kids' content in the U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Podcast listening by kids U.S. 2020, by age group
  • Premium Statistic U.S. young users online social activities during COVID-19 pandemic 2021, by frequency
  • Premium Statistic U.S. young users daily media activities during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. young users online social activities during COVID-19 pandemic 2021, by gender
  • Basic Forecast Video gamers in the United States 2024, by age
  • Premium Statistic Single player vs. multiplayer video gaming preference in the U.S. 2021, by age

Books & print media

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  • Premium Statistic Unit sales of frontlist children's books U.S. H1 2023
  • Premium Statistic Average reading time in the U.S. 2018-2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Number of Scholastic's classroom magazines 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. book publishers revenue 2010-2021, by source
  • Premium Statistic Children's book publishing revenue in the U.S. 2010-2019
  • Premium Statistic Scholastic's classroom magazine circulation 2014-2021

Television and cinema

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  • Premium Statistic Number of tickets sold for kids fiction movies in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023
  • Premium Statistic Top-grossing kids movies in North America 1995-2023
  • Premium Statistic Most-viewed kids fiction films in the U.S. & Canada 2023, by number of tickets sold
  • Basic Statistic Highest-grossing PG movies in the U.S. and Canada 1995-2024
  • Basic Statistic Box office market share of PG-rated movies in the U.S. & Canada 1995-2023
  • Basic Statistic Most-viewed PG movies in the U.S. & Canada 2023, by number of tickets sold
  • Premium Statistic Highest-grossing animation movies in the U.S. & Canada 1937-2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of families with kids buying and watching PVoD in the U.S. 2020

YouTube

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  • Basic Statistic YouTube: most subscribed kids content channels 2024
  • Basic Statistic YouTube: most viewed channels 2024
  • Premium Statistic Highest-earning YouTube stars 2023
  • Basic Statistic YouTube: negative content watched by kids in the U.S. 2020, by frequency
  • Premium Statistic Online videos watched by young kids in the U.S. 2020, by category

Internet

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  • Basic Statistic Most visited online content categories among kids worldwide 2023, by browser
  • Premium Statistic Adult content category online access by children 2020, by country
  • Basic Statistic Online communication media access by children 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Amazon Appstore: number of available kids apps as of Q2 2024
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