Children focussing more on online classes than on PC games: Kaspersky report

What did children do in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic? They spent a little less time on computer games. Busy with online classes and work assignments, they seem to be concentrating more on video content online than on computer games.

Cyber security solutions firm Kaspersky collected anonymised data and found that children have become less interested in games on personal computers during the lockdown. “From March to May 2020, interest in this category consistently decreased in comparison with the first two months of the year,” according to the report.

YouTube is the most popular video streaming service with kids anywhere in the world. “Declining interest in games on personal computers can be explained by the increased need of having to use them for other activities,” the report said.