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The 2024 data indicate a narrowing of the target demographic toward the pre-pubescent (3-13 years old) age group, which now accounts for 93.24% of all cases — an all-time high concentration of harm in the primary-school age bracket.

The digital environment has reached a critical tipping point where the volume of child sexual abuse material has surged by 87% in three years, reaching 32 million global reports. Over half of global respondents experienced sexual harm online during their childhood.

A record-breaking surge in CSAM identification, with 2024 figures surpassing the previous five-year peak by over 140%. Confirmed illegal records jumped by 202% in a single year to reach 1.63 million, indicating an unprecedented level of harmful material exchange.

A 7200% explosion of financial sexual extortion schemes and a 360% increase in sexual imagery involving children as young as seven. Generative AI has introduced new vectors for abuse that existing moderation tools are not equipped to handle.

A stark and intensifying gender disparity in victimisation. As of 2024, female victims comprise 98.71% of the demographic, representing a significant consolidation from an already high 94.6% baseline in 2023.

The 218% increase in exchanged records is largely attributed to a high-volume surge identified by the SafeNet Bulgaria hotline. Nearly one million pieces of previously unseen abusive content entered the system in 2024 alone, a 35% increase.