Research

Revealed: The Secret life of six-year-olds online

Internet Matters Team | February 6th, 2017

We work collaboratively across industry, government and with schools to reach UK families with tools, tips and resources to help children benefit from connected technology smartly and safely.

To mark Safer Internet Day, we carried out research which revealed the online habits of a six-year-olds are as digitally advanced as 10-year-olds were just three years old.

Below we’ve created an infographic to show how six-year-olds online habits compare to that of 10-year-olds and how they’ve changed since 2013. If you’d like to get practical advice on keeping them safe, please take a look at our advice and guides.