Nearly 99pc urban school going children access internet: Survey

As many as 98.8 per cent school-going children access internet in urban areas and 49.5 per cent of them do it from home, according to a survey released on Monday.

The WebWise survey, done by mobile telecom operator Telenor India, was conducted across schools in 13 cities of India covering a sample size of 2,727 students.

Over 43 per cent of the surveyed students use mobile as the medium to access internet, followed by laptops, desktops and tablets. Children use internet to find information for school projects, playing games, reading online books, listening to music and watching movies, social networking sites, email, etc., the report said.

“The 54.8 per cent children share their passwords with friends,” it added.

“Majority of children were willing to approach their parents in case they experience any cyber harm. Over 35 per cent children have experienced their account being hacked while 15.74 per cent shared that they have received inappropriate messages,” the report said.

The survey said that Facebook is the most favourite platform, followed by WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram.