half of Ukrainian kids get their first gadget at 6-7 years outdated

The Rakuten Viber staff carried out a brand new survey amongst messenger customers to search out out whether or not Ukrainians purchase devices for his or her kids and at what age. About 29 thousand folks took half within the examine.

According to the outcomes, 93% of Ukrainians purchase units for his or her kids’s schooling and leisure. Of these, 51% purchase the complete mandatory set – a smartphone, laptop computer and pill, and 31% restrict themselves to a telephone in order that the kid can at the very least keep in contact.

The distribution of solutions is as follows:

• The baby has the whole lot – a telephone, a laptop computer and a pill – 51%
• A easy telephone or an outdated smartphone just for communication – 17%
• Only a smartphone, comparatively new – 14%
• A pill or laptop computer for finding out and enjoying – 9%
• Do not purchase devices – kids use grownup units – 7%
• Only a sensible watch – 2%

Participants additionally instructed us at what age they purchase their kids their first units. Almost half of the respondents mentioned that kids get their first gadget at 6–7 years outdated.

The age distribution is as follows:

• Under 5 years outdated – 12%
• 6-7 years outdated – 47%
• 8–9 years outdated – 19%
• 10 years outdated and over – 22%

Thus, most Ukrainian mother and father contemplate it mandatory for his or her baby to have their very own gadget from the first grades of college.