{"id":25536,"date":"2021-06-06T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T11:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=25536"},"modified":"2026-03-27T22:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:35:16","slug":"youtube-whatsapp-and-snapchat-what-kids-in-saudi-arabia-were-looking-for-in-2020-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/youtube-whatsapp-and-snapchat-what-kids-in-saudi-arabia-were-looking-for-in-2020-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube, WhatsApp and Snapchat: what kids in Saudi Arabia were looking for in 2020-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new Kaspersky Safe Kids\u00a0<\/strong>study<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has revealed what children were interested in during 2020 – 2021. Over the past year, their interest has grown in the categories of \u2018software, audio and video\u2019 and \u2018e-commerce\u2019, while \u2018internet communication media\u2019 and \u2018computer games\u2019 have slightly decreased. TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp are at the top of the most popular applications. At the same time, TikTok overtook Instagram with almost double the level of popularity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 turned out to be one of the most unusual years for modern children. The pandemic has changed many common life situations across the globe, including education, meeting friends and family, recreation, and entertainment. Kaspersky analyzed anonymized data, such as search queries, the most popular Android applications and website categories requested voluntarily provided by Kaspersky Safe Kids users, to explore how the interests and needs of children have changed under the new conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most popular website categories among children in Saudi Arabia were \u2018software, audio, video\u2019 (52%) \u2018internet communication media\u2019 (20%) and \u2018computer games\u2019 (12%). Among the most popular apps, YouTube leads by a wide margin \u2013<\/strong> the service remains<\/a> the most popular video streaming service among children around the world. In second place is the messenger WhatsApp, and third is the popular social network Snapchat. . The top list also includes games, such as Brawl Stars, Roblox, Among US and Minecraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children are very active in listening to and watching music videos on YouTube \u2013 its share is 17.35% in searches for music genres and videos. A number of \u2018trend\u2019 videos were also visible in the statistics \u2013 \u2018pop it and simple dimple\u2019 and \u2018ASMR\u2019 account for 4.43% of the queries. This year, requests related to the video game maker Gacha Life also stood out in the top ratings of children from all over the world with a share of 4%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to music tastes, alongside traditional leaders like K-POP bands BTS and BLACKPINK, singers Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Travis Scott, another musical genre, like \u2018phonk\u2019 became popular. There is also a trend towards \u2018creative\u2019 videos \u2013 more and more requests for beats, samples and lessons on creating music in various programs began to appear at the top of the list. At the same time, TikTok remains the main musical trendsetter for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cartoons account for half (50.21%) of all video searches by children around the world. The most popular ones are Lady Bug and Super Cat, Gravity Falls and Peppa Pig. In second place were various TV shows \u2013 the most frequent search in English was The Voice Kids. In movies and TV series, the most popular trailers were Godzilla vs Kong, Zach Snyder’s recent Justice League and the Disney+ mini-series WandaVision. Netflix also continues to attract the attention of more kids \u2013 the most frequent requests via the platform were for Cobra Kai and the now iconic Stranger Things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TikTok remains\u00a0the undisputed leader among children<\/a>, but at the same time, the perception of the social network has begun to transform. Now it is no longer only a social network for clips and lip syncs, as more educational and creative content has begun to appear on the platform. At the same time, to create TikTok videos, one person has to do the work of the operator, actor, director, and the entire film crew. All this develops skills that can not only be useful for children in the future, but could lead them to choosing it as a profession.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For video games, those trending the most with children include Minecraft (22.84%), Fortnite (6.73%), Among Us (3.80%), Brawl Stars (6.34%) \u2013 which recently captured the attention of children and is very popular \u2013 and the much-loved Roblox game (3.82%). At the same time, the most frequently played game in the top 10 for almost all countries is Roblox. Of all the regions, it was children from Kazakhstan who became leaders in visiting sites devoted to computer games \u2013 26.01%. In second place were children from the UK (19.40%). But we see a very different picture in India, where children hardly ever visited sites dedicated to video games from a PC (just 5.08%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cModern children grow up with gadgets in their hands from a very young age, so they adapt to the digital space and master new technologies much faster. We see how TikTok has become one of the main trendsetters among children in a short time and continues to keep their attention. At the same time, YouTube hasn\u2019t lost ground and remains the leader in popularity among children, in part due to the huge variety of videos, ranging from \u2018let-plays\u2019, documenting the playthrough of a video game, to educational lectures and clips. Understanding and analyzing the interests of children on the internet helps us to pay attention to the issue of safety. By knowing what kind of music, a child listens to, who their favorite bloggers are or what games they play, parents can strengthen their trusted relations with kids. For instance, they could film a TikTok video together. This will also let parents help their kids to protect themselves from potential hazards online,\u201d comments Anna Larkina, web content analysis expert at Kaspersky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure children have a positive online experience, Kaspersky recommends that parents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n