Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2023

This report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 3-17.

It also includes findings on parents’ views about their children’s media use, and how parents of children and young people aged 3-17 monitor and manage their children’s use. The report is intended to provide a comprehensive picture of children’s media experiences in 2021 as a reference for industry, policymakers, academics and the general public.

The Communications Act 2003 places a responsibility on Ofcom to promote, and to carry out research into, media literacy. We define media literacy as ‘the ability to use, understand and create media and communications in a variety of contexts’. This report forms part of our wider Making Sense of Media programme.

Childrens Media Use and Attitudes Report 2023 (PDF, 8.2 MB)

Annex 1: Sources and methodologies (PDF, 214.8 KB)

Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2023 – interactive data