KIM Study 2024
The KIM-Studie 2024 examines the media environment and consumption habits of primary and lower-secondary school children aged 6 to 13 in Germany. The findings highlight a more intensive shift toward digital platforms at younger ages, with over half of active online children accessing the internet daily and 46% owning a smartphone. Streaming services, led by Netflix, have surpassed traditional television as children’s preferred video sources for the first time.
Digital parenting research with children aged 7–16 and their parents, part III (2025)
Part of an ongoing series, this report presents findings of the 2025 survey carried out by Hungary’s National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) evaluating digital media adoption, online habits, and parental mediation among children aged 7–16 and their parents. This edition highlights a structural shift toward early mobile and social media engagement, alongside growing online risks like screen addiction, cyberbullying, and exposure to harmful content.
Media Market Report 2025 - children's media consumption habits
This chapter from the Media Market 2025 report examines the evolving media consumption patterns, device usage, and online behaviors of children and adolescents in Hungary. Conducted by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), the research analyses youth engagement across traditional television, streaming services, social media platforms (such as TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram), and gaming consoles.
Young people and cyberbullying 2025: experiences of bullying among 13 to 18-year-olds in digital environments
This report by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) investigates online bullying experiences among Finnish youth aged 13–18. While digital media usage remains central to adolescent life, cyberbullying has grown more subtle, pervasive, and challenging to detect.
Bullying, which was found to be most prevalent on TikTok, manifests itself as name-calling, exclusion, and aggressive algorithmic exposure. Platform anonymity enables perpetrators to act without immediate consequences, fostering anxiety and lowering willingness among bystanders to intervene.
SCRIPT AI Survey (2025)
This report presents findings from a large-scale national survey conducted in 2025 by Luxembourg’s SCRIPT (Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation Pédagogiques et Technologiques) under the Ministry of Education. The study involved 4,000 students and 240 teachers and explored their knowledge and understanding of artificial intelligence, current practices, and existing school rules regarding AI use.
Children and youth media survey 2025
This pilot study carried out by the National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) and Verian examines the online media habits, platform engagement, and digital safety perspectives of 12–13-year-old sixth grade children across Finland.
Cyberbullying Among Children and Young People in Luxembourg
Published by Luxembourg’s National Observatory of Childhood, Youth, and School Quality (OEJQS), this four-part factsheet series analyzes cyberbullying dynamics among young people aged 12 to 29. Revealing that every second respondent considers online harassment frequent and one-third reported personal victimization, the study highlights primary platforms like Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Instagram as major focal points. It details triggers targeting physical appearance or social identity, along with psychological impacts ranging from anxiety to social isolation.
European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs: 2024 Malta National Report
This report presents findings from the 2024 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) conducted among 15- to 16-year-old secondary school students in Malta. The report includes findings on the prevalence, patterns, and long-term trends of substance use as well as emerging behavioural trends on social media use, digital gaming, and gambling. Almost all adolescents (around 94%) reported using social media in the past 7 days. On typical school days, students average 2 to 3 hours on social media, rising up to 6+ hours on non-school days.
Everyone else is allowed - Interviews with children and parents about Snapchat and YouTube
The Medietilsynet 2024 report presents in-depth interviews with ten families of children aged 9 to 12 who use Snapchat and YouTube despite the 13-year age limit. It reveals that Snapchat is the most popular app among these children, with half considering it the most important, while YouTube usage varies, with some children actively creating content
(Source: Report).
Funded by: Norwegian Media Authority.
Young consumers and social media
This report by the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority investigates the relationship between social media consumption and well-being among young Danish consumers (ages 8–25 years). Based on survey responses from 3,445 young people and 2,381 parents, complemented by socioeconomic data and historical school well-being (WIS) registry data from Statistics Denmark, the study uses objective screen time measurements and psychometric instruments for addiction and self-control.
