{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[48,42,38,31,24,19,12,11,9,8,6,5,5,5,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,2],"name":"Several times each day"},{"data":[29,30,32,35,27,30,25,19,15,19,15,8,9,8,5,4,5,5,4,3,3,3],"name":"Daily or almost daily"},{"data":[11,11,18,17,24,28,31,31,19,35,26,16,20,18,12,11,11,7,17,9,5,3],"name":"At least every week"},{"data":[5,7,8,8,16,14,21,26,24,26,31,27,34,34,27,22,35,18,33,26,16,15],"name":"Hardly ever"},{"data":[7,11,4,9,10,9,11,14,33,11,22,44,33,36,53,60,46,68,45,58,74,77],"name":"Never"}],"_data":[["\ufeffCategory","Several times each day","Daily or almost daily","At least every week","Hardly ever","Never"],["I communicated with my friends",48,29,11,5,7],["I watched videos on social media",42,30,11,7,11],["I listened to music",38,32,18,8,4],["I communicated with my parents\/caregivers",31,35,17,8,9],["I played online games",24,27,24,16,10],["I watched TV shows or movies (streaming\/YouTube)",19,30,28,14,9],["I used the internet for schoolwork",12,25,31,21,11],["I showed friends or family something found online",11,19,31,26,14],["I commented on my friends\u2019 posts, stories or reels",9,15,19,24,33],["I used internet to learn something new\/practice",8,19,35,26,11],["I looked for news or info about the world",6,15,26,31,22],["I created and edited some digital content",5,8,16,27,44],["I looked for things to do in my area",5,9,20,34,33],["I searched for info about physical health\/injury",5,8,18,34,36],["I searched for info about mental health\/well-being",3,5,12,27,53],["I publicly shared info about myself (to strangers)",3,4,11,22,60],["I looked for new friends or contacts",3,5,11,35,46],["I participated in a public online discussion (issues)",3,5,7,18,68],["I sold or bought things online",3,4,17,33,45],["I traded or bought digital goods (e.g. skins)",3,3,9,26,58],["I shared info about somebody without permission",2,3,5,16,74],["I got involved in a campaign, protest or petition",2,3,3,15,77]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffCategory","values":["I communicated with my friends","I watched videos on social media","I listened to music","I communicated with my parents\/caregivers","I played online games","I watched TV shows or movies (streaming\/YouTube)","I used the internet for schoolwork","I showed friends or family something found online","I commented on my friends\u2019 posts, stories or reels","I used internet to learn something new\/practice","I looked for news or info about the world","I created and edited some digital content","I looked for things to do in my area","I searched for info about physical health\/injury","I searched for info about mental health\/well-being","I publicly shared info about myself (to strangers)","I looked for new friends or contacts","I participated in a public online discussion (issues)","I sold or bought things online","I traded or bought digital goods (e.g. skins)","I shared info about somebody without permission","I got involved in a campaign, protest or petition"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/researchonline.lse.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/138705\/1\/EUKOV_REPORT_2-2026_European_Childrens_views.pdf","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Children\u2019s Online Activities","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"survey (29,169 children aged 9\u201316)","source":"EU Kids Online 2026; Use, Views and Worries on Age Bans on Social Media","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"114.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"These data from the 2026 EU Kids Online report provide a comprehensive overview of the digital activities and habits of 29,169 children across 19 European countries. The data reveal that digital spaces are primarily used for social connection and entertainment. The most frequent activity is communicating with friends, with 77% of children doing so daily (48% several times a day). Social media is also a vital tool for family communication, with 66% of children communicating with parents or caregivers daily.\r\nWatching videos on social media (72% daily) and listening to music (70% daily) far outpace active digital production, only 13% of children report creating or editing digital content daily. Furthermore, 68% of children use the internet for schoolwork or to learn something new at least once a week."}