They also spent time checking the latest updates and scores from the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Following this, there was a peak in his music being played, with children listening to XXXTentacion more than any other artists.Ĭhildren began to visit news sites more frequently, including the BBC, CNN and BuzzFeed. The renowned rapper XXXTentacion (pictured above) was killed in a drive-by shooting this summer, which resulted in an increased search for information about his death. The research revealed that children spent more time on Youtube – in particular – showing an increased interest in the blogger PewDiePie.Ĭhildren also spent time watching numerous TV series on Netflix, with younger kids preferring Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and the Disney channel as well as SpongeBob SquarePants cartoons.Īs for music, children used streaming services such as Spotify, Soundcloud and iTunes to listen to music, with rap being their most popular genre. The stats were taken from Kaspersky Lab’s flagship products that have the Parental Control module switched on, and from Kaspersky Safe Kids, a standalone service installed for kids’ online protection.Ĭhildren were more likely to watch video content and listen to music, than spend time on social media this summer. The report shows anonymised statistics on websites visited from Windows PCs and Macs, and search activity on Windows PCs, Macs, Android and iOS devices from June to mid-August 2018. The research has revealed what children watched, listened to, purchased and searched for online while they weren’t at school. Kaspersky Lab’s latest report has revealed the online activities of children across the globe during the summer holidays, based on statistics from the company’s Parental Control modules. Children listened to the late rapper, XXXTentacion (pictured above), more than any other artist this summer