Media consumption: arrangements between parents and children in Germany 2022

This graph shows the results of a survey on arrangements between parents and children regarding the children's media consumption in Germany in 2022. During the survey period it was found that 44 percent of main legal guardians stated that they had an agreement with their children concerning the their access to Facebook and the duration of time spent using it. On average, parents allowed their children to use Facebook from the age of 13.

Do you have an arrangement with your children regarding the content they access and the duration of their media usage?

Characteristic	Rule (in percent)	Minimum age (average)
Mobile phone, smartphone	46	9
Facebook	44	13
Internet	43	9
WhatsApp	42	10
Instagram	39	13
Tik Tok	37	12
PC/Laptop	35	9
YouTube	35	10
Snapchat	35	13
Console games	31	9
Tablet	28	9
Television	18	5

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

September 2 to October 21, 2022

Number of respondents

1,219 respondents

Age group

6-13 years

Special properties

Main legal guardians whose children (6 to 13 years) use the relevant media offers.

Supplementary notes

During the survey period, children (ages 6 to 13) as well as their main legal guardians were interviewed. This statistic is based on the answers of the main legal guardians.
The source does not provide information on answering options or the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.

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