{"id":55848,"date":"2026-05-28T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?page_id=55848"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:03:37","slug":"kids-report-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kids-report-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AI, Artemis II and world news: what interests kids in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>h1.c-article__title:after { content: \"Author: Anna Larkina\"; display: block; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 2em; } h1.c-article__title { position: relative; } h1.c-article__title:after { content: \"Anna Larkina, web content and privacy analysis expert\"; display: block; font-size: .8125rem; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 20px; padding-left: 44px; padding-top: 29px; border-top: 1px solid hsla(0,0%,39.2%,.15); padding-bottom: 7px; } h1.c-article__title:before { content: \"\"; display: block; height: 32px; width: 32px; background: url(https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/06\/01134218\/Anna-Larkina.png); background-size: 32px; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-radius: 50%; position: absolute; bottom: 0; }header.c-article__header { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style>\n<style>.p-caption {display: block;font-style: normal;margin-top: -4em; text-align: center; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .4); font-size: .875rem;}<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55851 aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/05\/28183804\/kids-report-2026-featured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\"><\/p>\n<p>Our family of solutions for home use includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/safe-kids?icid=gl_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____ksk___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Safe Kids<\/a>, which scans all websites that children try to access. If a site falls into one of the 14 categories listed below, the product sends an anonymous notification to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/ksn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Security Network<\/a> without sharing any personal user data. Parents decide what content to block and configure the solution accordingly. However, anonymous statistics are still collected for all 14 categories.<\/p>\n<p>The information for this report was collected from Windows PCs and laptops, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices, over a 12-month period from May 2025 to April 2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/safe-kids?icid=gl_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____ksk___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Safe Kids<\/a> has the following web filtering categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anonymizers<\/li>\n<li>Religions, religious associations<\/li>\n<li>Job search<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol, tobacco, drugs<\/li>\n<li>Weapons, explosives, military<\/li>\n<li>Violence<\/li>\n<li>Gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes<\/li>\n<li>Profanity<\/li>\n<li>News media<\/li>\n<li>Adult content<\/li>\n<li>E-Commerce<\/li>\n<li>Video games<\/li>\n<li>Internet communication<\/li>\n<li>Software, audio, video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Search query filtering<\/h2>\n<p>Search queries provide valuable insights into what kids are interested in. Kaspersky Safe Kids is designed to filter queries in five search engines (Bing, Google, Mail.ru, Yahoo!, Yandex) and on YouTube. Queries are filtered based on six potentially dangerous topics: adult content, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, racism, and profanity.<\/p>\n<p>This report includes statistics on search queries on YouTube and Google from March to May of 2026. We define 100% as the total number of queries in the top 1,000 YouTube and Google search queries. Ranking is based on search volume, regardless of region, and popularity is measured as a percentage of total queries.<\/p>\n<p>We divide search queries into the following categories and subcategories.<\/p>\n<p>Google:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>YouTube gaming influencer<\/li>\n<li>Adult content<\/li>\n<li>Movies, cartoons and TV shows<\/li>\n<li>News<\/li>\n<li>Memes<\/li>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<li>Shops<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<li>Online education<\/li>\n<li>Video streaming platform<\/li>\n<li>Video games<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Apps and tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>YouTube:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online education<\/li>\n<li>News<\/li>\n<li>Sports<\/li>\n<li>Memes<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<li>Video games<\/li>\n<li>Movies, cartoons and TV shows<\/li>\n<li>YouTube gaming influencer<\/li>\n<li>YouTube bloggers and channels<\/li>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Program control<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/safe-kids?icid=gl_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____ksk___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Safe Kids<\/a> lets parents control and limit how much time their children spend using different apps on their devices. For this study, we used anonymized data from May 2025 through April 2026 on the amount of time kids around the world spent using apps on Android devices.<\/p>\n<p>The top 20 most popular apps are ranked based on the total time spent on them, not divided by region. Each app\u2019s ranking reflects its share of the total time children spent using it.<\/p>\n<h2>Popular site categories<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start by looking at the distribution of website categories and which sites kids visited most often. We\u2019ll compare their behavior on Windows devices and on Android and iOS mobile devices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/0Ka4DntdR7fHqW7iaUfc\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"01 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Windows, Android and iOS website categories. May 2025 through April 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The lion\u2019s share of triggered events on both Windows and mobile devices belongs to the <strong>Software, audio, video<\/strong> category. This category includes online movie theaters, video and music streaming services, and many other sites related to software and video\/audio content. Windows (63.09%) has a far bigger share than mobile platforms (38.90%). This is likely because children tend to watch videos on mobile devices using apps like YouTube (as we\u2019ll see), while they use a browser on desktops.<\/p>\n<p>In second place is the <strong>Internet communication<\/strong> category, which covers forums, social networks, chats, messaging apps and dating sites (neutral, without adult content). Interestingly, this category accounts for a higher share of detections on mobile platforms (33.22%) than on desktops (23.20%).<\/p>\n<p>Children visited gaming sites more often from mobile devices than from desktops. The share of the <strong>Video games<\/strong> category on Windows is 2.66%, versus 6.90% on Android\/iOS.<\/p>\n<p>Kids also visit online stores more often from mobile devices than from desktops. The figures for the <strong>E-Commerce<\/strong> category are 2.03% on Windows and 6.43% on mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>Adult content is not a primary interest among children, but neither is the percentage of visits to websites with pornographic and erotic content the lowest: only 1.33% on computers and laptops, but a much higher 4.25% on personal smartphones, which is to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>Children also kept an eye on news sites. The <strong>News media<\/strong> category accounts for 3.76% of visits on Android\/iOS and 3.52% on Windows devices. Note that this category comprises not only political news, but also the latest in tech, gaming and other specific topics.<\/p>\n<p>Sites dedicated to religion, encryption, traffic anonymization methods, and job searches were least popular with kids. The <strong>Job search<\/strong> category picked up a mere 0.36% on mobile devices and 0.07% on PCs. Both the <strong>Religions, religious associations<\/strong> and <strong>Anonymizers<\/strong> categories scored 0.00% on personal mobile devices. However, although kids show next to no interest in religious topics, the situation with anonymizers is more nuanced, as we\u2019ll see below.<\/p>\n<p>This statistical picture illustrates that children have a greater sense of privacy on personal mobile devices. We see this from their online behavior, particularly the higher percentage of <strong>Adult content<\/strong> detections on mobile devices than on PCs, and the large share of visits to sites in personal interest categories, such as <strong>Video games<\/strong> and <strong>E-commerce<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Most popular Android apps<\/h2>\n<p>As noted above, children\u2019s activity on mobile devices is more varied. Let\u2019s take a look at the top 25 Android apps where kids worldwide spent the most time. The most-visited site, YouTube, has topped the rankings for many years now. In the top 25 apps visited by children, its share is 29.06%. TikTok still lags far behind YouTube in terms of usage time, with a 12.09% share, placing it third in the top 25.<\/p>\n<p>In second place, with 16.18%, sits WhatsApp. Other top 25 messaging apps include: Snapchat (1.92%) \u2013 although more of a hybrid social network and messaging app, we\u2019ll consider it primarily as a place for communication; Telegram (1.73%); Messenger from Meta (0.67%); Viber (0.63%); and Discord (0.52%).<\/p>\n<p>The fourth most popular app, and the traditional rival to Minecraft for kids\u2019 attention, is Roblox with 9.22%. As for Minecraft, it is way down in 17th place with 0.67%. Children also spend time playing Brawl Stars (2.00%), the second most popular game according to our statistics, as well as Clash Royale (1.14%), EA Sports FC Mobile (0.45%), and the mini-game Block Blast (0.36%).<\/p>\n<p>Instagram retains a solid user base among children, ranking fifth on 8.33%. That contrasts with Facebook, where kids spend much less time (1.41% among the top 25 apps). Another social network featured in the ranking is Pinterest, with a 0.84% share.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/iHDkCAcyvQ9LMlHdZ9Ah\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"02 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Android app popularity. May 2025 through April 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alongside vloggers, games, social networks and messaging apps, children devote time to browsing in Chrome (7.08%), watching movies and TV shows on Netflix (1.62%), streaming music on Spotify (1.28%) and YouTube Music (0.62%), communicating with ChatGPT (0.77%) and Character.AI (0.44%), learning languages on Duolingo (0.49%), and editing videos in CapCut (0.41%).<\/p>\n<h2>What kids search for on Google<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve already looked at what sites kids visit most often and which apps they use the most. For a deeper understanding of what really interests today\u2019s young minds, we need to dive into search queries. Let\u2019s start by looking at some of the topics and queries that children googled most of all.<\/p>\n<p>The largest share of queries went to <strong>Apps and tools<\/strong> (31.04%). In second place were <strong>Communication<\/strong> (19.27%) queries related to social networks, messaging apps, and email services. Below, we\u2019ll take a closer look at the specific apps, tools, and communication methods that kids searched for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/wQBsEr5Yndy8VqiVy0Dd\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"03 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Popular search queries in Google. March \u2013 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video games<\/strong> (16.11%) came third by search share. The top queries were \u201cpoki\u201d (free online games at Poki), \u201croblox\u201d, \u201ccrazy games\u201d (free online games at CrazyGames), \u201cgeometry dash\u201d, and \u201cminecraft\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Searches for video streaming platforms ranked fourth with a share of 8.72%, the most popular being for YouTube (in various forms), \u201cnetflix\u201d, \u201ctwitch\u201d, \u201cprime video\u201d, \u201c9anime\u201d, and \u201cdisney plus\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Education-related queries ranked fifth. The <strong>Online education<\/strong> category accounted for 7.33%. Besides educational platforms such as Google Classrooms, Duolingo, GeoGebra, and others, kids searched for the programming languages Scratch and Python, the periodic table of chemical elements (in various languages) and the Artemis II space mission.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55854\" style=\"width: 1843px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/05\/28185330\/kids-report-2026-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55854\" class=\"wp-image-55854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/05\/28185330\/kids-report-2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-ii-multimedia\/\" width=\"1833\" height=\"772\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-ii-multimedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis-ii-multimedia\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>As for <strong>Sports<\/strong> (6.13%), kids\u2019 most common queries were \u201cnba\u201d, \u201cpremier league\u201d, \u201creal madrid\u201d, and \u201carsenal\u201d. Other interest areas were <strong>Shops<\/strong> (2.59%; top queries: \u201camazon\u201d, \u201ctemu\u201d, \u201cshein\u201d, \u201cebay\u201d) and <strong>Music<\/strong> (1.94%; top queries: \u201cspotify\u201d, \u201cyoutube music\u201d, \u201csoundcloud\u201d, \u201cbts\u201d, \u201ckatseye\u201d, \u201cwonyoung\u201d, \u201csabrina carpenter\u201d, \u201cjustin bieber\u201d, \u201cbillie eilish\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Memes<\/strong> category accounted for 1.23% of all Google queries we examined, with the most searched-for meme being \u201c6-7\u201d (six seven). <strong>News<\/strong> (1.20%) also caught kids\u2019 attention, with \u201cnews\u201d, \u201ciran\u201d, \u201ctrump\u201d, and \u201cepstein\u201d among the top searches.<\/p>\n<p>As for <strong>Movies, cartoons and TV shows<\/strong> (0.98%), the most frequent searches were for anime portals like \u201ccrunchyroll\u201d, \u201caniwatch\u201d and \u201canime\u201d in general. Among TV shows, \u201cstranger things\u201d took top spot.<\/p>\n<h2>Apps and tools<\/h2>\n<p>Search queries related to <strong>Apps and tools<\/strong> are the most popular on Google. Let\u2019s get more granular.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/7Q1dtb2G0FFS46nQpxEO\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"04 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Popular search queries in Google, Apps and Tools topic. March \u2013 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AI tools came top by search share. They account for no less than 41.36% of all queries in the <strong>Apps and tools<\/strong> category. Children looked for (in order of frequency): \u201cchatgpt\u201d, \u201cgemini\u201d, \u201cdeepseek\u201d, \u201cclaude\u201d, \u201ccopilot\u201d, \u201cgrok\u201d and \u201ccharacter ai\u201d. This tells us that kids have fully embraced AI and are integrating it into their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>Queries related to text translation are in second place, with 28.08%. The most common query is the word \u201ctranslator\u201d or similar in various languages, and the most frequently searched-for online translator is Google Translate.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Others<\/strong> section (11.17%) includes a variety of apps and tools that resist neat classification, such as \u201ccalculator\u201d, \u201cspeed test\u201d and \u201cstopwatch\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Edit tools have a 7.52% share, with Canva and CapCut the most popular.<\/p>\n<p>Search engines comprise 5.69% of <strong>Apps and tools<\/strong> queries. Kids using Google most frequently searched for \u201cgoogle\u201d (note that the address bar in most browsers doubles up as a search bar), \u201cyahoo\u201d, and \u201cduckduckgo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular query in the <strong>Docs<\/strong> section (5.18%) was \u201cgoogle docs\u201d, followed by \u201cgoogle drive\u201d and \u201cmicrosoft word\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The emergence of \u201cVPN\u201d in the top 1000 Google search queries warrants a special mention. Although the share of searches on this topic is not massive, kids are showing more interest in this privacy and anonymization tool. It currently makes up 0.43% of searches in the <strong>Apps and tools<\/strong> category.<\/p>\n<p>Browser-related searches (0.30%) round out this topic. The privacy-focused Brave browser heads the list of these queries, confirming the interest in \u2013 and demand for \u2013 online privacy among younger users.<\/p>\n<h2>Communication<\/h2>\n<p>Search queries related to <strong>Communication <\/strong>divide into three main categories. Social networks (56.67%) account for more than half of searches on this topic, followed by messaging apps (29.05%) in second place and email services (14.28%) bringing up the rear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/uRyksENiawXP6Mi58onR\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"05 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Popular search queries in Google, Communication topic. March \u2013 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The top trending social networks by search volume are Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, Facebook and Reddit. The top messaging apps searched for by kids are WhatsApp Web, Telegram and Google Meet. And the most popular email services are Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo Mail.<\/p>\n<h2>What kids search for on YouTube<\/h2>\n<p>YouTube retains its crown as the most popular platform among children worldwide. Therefore, by analyzing kids\u2019 YouTube queries, we can drill down into what they are really interested in today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/jCQ7vgxmeYduo380Bznv\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"06 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Popular search queries in YouTube. March \u2013 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Music-related searches top the list, accounting for 26.22% of the top 1000 YouTube queries. Interestingly, the most popular query is \u2013 and has been for several years now \u2013 \u201cphonk\u201d. The second most popular query is the pop group \u201ckatseye\u201d, in particular their track \u201cpinky up\u201d. Next come K-poppers \u201cblackpink\u201d, \u201cbts\u201d and \u201cbabymonster\u201d. Kids also searched for the \u201ccoachella\u201d festival and performers Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish.<\/p>\n<p>In second place are searches related to YouTube bloggers and channels featuring diverse content (lifestyle, challenges, DIY, unboxing, reviews and much more) \u2013 excluded here are gaming influencers, as we\u2019ve given them a separate category. YouTube bloggers and channels account for 18.02%. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MrBeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MrBeast<\/a> remains the most popular YouTuber among kids. Hard on his heels come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jordanmatter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jordan Matter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DharMann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dhar Mann Studios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@IShowSpeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IShowSpeed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@fedevigevani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fede Vigevani<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@enaldinho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enaldinho<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Mastu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mastu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Squeezie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SQUEEZIE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@lollolacustre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LolloLacustre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube gaming influencers take third place with 15.49%. Topping the list are: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dream<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SSundee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SSundee<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Jazzghost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jazzghost<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UnchainedOff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Unchained_Off<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Caylus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Caylus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth place goes to <strong>Movies, cartoons and TV shows<\/strong> with 14.69%. We\u2019ve subdivided this category into: <strong>Cartoons<\/strong>, <strong>Movies<\/strong>, <strong>Anime &amp; Manga<\/strong> and <strong>TV shows<\/strong>, which we\u2019ll look at in more detail below.<\/p>\n<p>Next are searches on the topic of <strong>Video games<\/strong>, with 11.15%. The top searches include \u201cminecraft\u201d, \u201croblox\u201d, \u201cbrawl stars\u201d, \u201cfortnite\u201d and numerous queries related to the Roblox metaverse.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong> section (7.11%) is a repository for queries that don\u2019t readily fit into the above categories, such as \u201cshorts\u0406\u201d, \u201cmukbang\u201d, \u201clego\u201d, \u201ctiktok\u201d and searches related to the mid-2000s Frutiger Aero design aesthetic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55855\" style=\"width: 1922px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/05\/28185339\/kids-report-2026-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55855\" class=\"wp-image-55855 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2026\/05\/28185339\/kids-report-2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=frutiger+aero\" width=\"1912\" height=\"938\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=frutiger+aero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=frutiger+aero<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the seventh-placed <strong>Memes<\/strong> category (2.94%), the viral track \u201cDoot (6 7)\u201d by Skrilla is unrivaled. Absurd and nonsensical it may be (some call it brainrot), but it\u2019s spawned the world-conquering 6-7 (six seven) meme.<\/p>\n<p>The last three places are filled by search query topics: <strong>Sports<\/strong> (1.73%; top queries \u201cfootball\u201d, \u201cnba\u201d, \u201cnhl\u201d, \u201cf1\u201d); <strong>News<\/strong> (1.61%; top queries: \u201cnews\u201d, \u201ciran\u201d, \u201cjeffrey epstein\u201d); <strong>Online education<\/strong> (1.04%; top queries: \u201cnasa\u201d, \u201cartemis 2\u201d, \u201cartemis 2 live\u201d, \u201cduolingo\u201d, \u201cscratch\u201d, \u201cpython\u201d).<\/p>\n<h2>Movies, cartoons and TV-shows<\/h2>\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"_\/7k27Pw2W4oBPpTfN1lem\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"07 - EN  Kids report charts\"><\/div>\n<p><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"p-caption\">Popular search queries in YouTube Search, Movies, cartoons and TV-shows topic. March \u2013 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cartoons<\/strong> (53.48%) topped children\u2019s most-searched-for list. The most popular searches were for the independent animation studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GLITCH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GLITCH<\/a>, the first-person narrative storytime platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MSA.official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MSA (My Story Animated)<\/a>, the kids\u2019 animated video channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbCmjCuTUZos6Inko4u57UQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cocomelon \u2013 Nursery Rhymes<\/a>, and the official YouTube channel of the animated series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BlueyOfficialChannel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bluey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Movie-related queries came second, scoring 18.77%. Youngsters were most interested in indie film studio A24\u2019s big-screen adaptation of Kane Parsons\u2019 creepypasta web series Backrooms, released on May 29, 2026. Besides this eagerly awaited frightfest, kids searched for The Bad Guys 2, Rock Dog, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anime &amp; Manga<\/strong> ranked third with 14.43% of all searches in the <strong>Movies, cartoons and TV shows<\/strong> category. The most common queries were \u201canime\u201d, \u201csailor piece\u201d, \u201cdoraemon\u201d, \u201cone piece\u201d and \u201cnaruto\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>TV shows ranked last with 13.32%. The most searched-for were the Filipino supernatural thriller Hell University, the superhero animated series Invincible, the US medical drama Chicago Med, and season three of Euphoria.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Contrary to popular belief, children are not degenerating online. Rather, they are digital natives who are squeezing everything they can from the internet.<\/p>\n<p>As we\u2019ve seen, they incorporate AI into their daily lives, follow events like the Artemis II mission in real time, keep up to speed on world news and affairs, and use the internet for educational purposes, including learning programming and natural languages. Nevertheless, we must not ignore the need for a safe and welcoming online space for intellectual development and entertainment. The virtual world is crawling with threats and our job as adults is to help children navigate it safely, which we can only do by understanding their interests and the online environment they inhabit. Failing that, we risk not only overlooking real threats, but damaging the delicate trust-based parent-child relationship through overly strict digital curfews. For a full understanding of your child\u2019s online behavior, we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/safe-kids?icid=gl_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____ksk___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Safe Kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/safe-kids?icid=gl_kdailyplacehold_acq_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_wpplaceholder____ksk___\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky Safe Kids<\/a> regularly receives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/about\/awards?filter%5Bproducts%5D=ksk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">high ratings<\/a> in independent tests from top labs, including AV\u2011Comparatives and AV\u2011Test. These endorsements highlight the product\u2019s exceptional ability to detect and block inappropriate content across web browsers and streaming services, while also offering robust features like screen\u2011time management, location tracking and real\u2011time activity reporting. By combining advanced threat\u2011detection technologies with user\u2011friendly controls, Kaspersky\u202fSafe\u202fKids provides parents with reliable, industry\u2011validated protection that helps keep children safe in today\u2019s digital environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaspersky analyzed what children are interested in on the Internet today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":398,"featured_media":55851,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-55848","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kids-report-2026\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","is_landing":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55848"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55879,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55848\/revisions\/55879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}