56% of US Kids Now Have a AI App, a d AI Compa io s Hold Thei Atte tio 93 Mi utes a Day
Fi dmykids data o US child e aged 9–17 shows AI app ow e ship up f om 42% to 56% i a yea , daily chatbot use s up 71%, a d compa io use s spe di g five times lo ge tha chatbot use s.
“The ave age chatbot use spe ds 18 mi utes a day i it. The ave age AI compa io use spe ds 93. That gap, ot the i stall cou t, is what pa e ts should watch” – said the A alytics Team at Fi dmykids
Kids a e ‘t just usi g what comes p ei stalled: ChatGPT, usually self-i stalled, ose f om 19% to 28% of pho es. The you gest a e catchi g up fastest. Amo g 9-10 yea -olds, ow e ship jumped f om 37% to 53%, close to tee s at 58%, though ChatGPT is ‘t mea t fo u de -13s.
Habits split i two. Chatbots wo k like a sea ch box: daily use s g ew 71%, while time spe t stayed flat. AI compa io s, cha acte s with a ame, pe so ality a d memo y, a e o o ly 8.7% of pho es, but use peaks at 103 mi utes a day o weeke ds.
“The ave age chatbot use spe ds 18 mi utes a day i it. The ave age AI compa io use spe ds 93. That gap, ot the i stall cou t, is what pa e ts should watch,” said the Fi dmykids A alytics Team.
O e app’s est ictio s do ‘t close the catego y. Afte Cha acte .AI e ded ope -e ded chats fo mi o s, its daily use s mo e tha halved, while Talkie g ew f om 3.3% to 4.9% of pho es.
Nea ly half of tee s usi g AI chatbots epo t at least o e ha mful expe ie ce, pe a atio al Cybe bullyi g Resea ch Ce te su vey. “Chatbots have moved past ovelty status fo ma y you g people,” w ites the ce te ‘s co-di ecto Samee Hi duja.
Fi dmykids shows pa e ts which apps, i cludi g ew AI apps, a child has i stalled a d the child’s daily sc ee time. Full study o the Fi dmykids blog.
Data eflects Fi dmykids use s o ly, ot all US child e .
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