Data shows that the categories parents worry about most haven’t gone anywhere.
Smartphones are turning into a dangerous blind spot as children’s exposure to porn sites surges to 5.71 per cent on mobile devices, nearly three times more than the 1.91 per cent incidence on desktops.Meanwhile, computer gaming has faded from its former dominance, now holding just a modest 2.60 per cent share of desktop activity, according to Kaspersky’s latest research. Communication platforms and self-directed media tools now anchor most of children’s time online on Android devices and Windows desktops in the first quarter of the calendar year.“Yet categories carrying real-world risk, among them adult content, alcohol, tobacco, narcotics, and gambling, continue to hold a measurable share of that activity, with mobile devices showing meaningfully higher exposure than desktop in several of them,” the findings said.As the data shows entertainment giving way to communication and self-directed learning, it also shows that the categories parents worry about most haven’t gone anywhere. Distant ThirdOn Windows devices, internet, communication and media was by far the most-visited category among Indian children (43.44 per cent), with software, audio, video close behind in second place (34.99 per cent).“Together, the two categories made up more than three-quarters of all activity, with news media a distant third at 8.43 per cent. Computer games held a modest 2.60 per cent share, a reminder that gaming, while no longer the dominant force it once was, remains part of children’s everyday routine on desktop,” the study said.Curiosity“But children’s exposure to risk categories on Android told a different story entirely: Adult content reached 5.71 per cent of activity, nearly three times its 1.91 per cent share on Windows. E-Commerce (5.70 per cent) and News media (4.69 per cent) were also meaningfully higher on mobile than desktop, while Alcohol, Tobacco, Narcotics held steady at 0.26 per cent, close to the Windows figure of 0.29 per cent,” the study observed.“It’s encouraging to see that Indian children’s time online is still anchored in communication, shared media, and everyday self-expression rather than pure entertainment. But the presence of adult content, narcotics-related material, and unsupervised gaming, even in small shares, is a reminder that curiosity online doesn’t stop at the categories parents expect,” Jaydeep Singh, General Manager for India at Kaspersky, said.Published on August 26, 2026
