What We're Showing
This visualization shows the percentage of children under eight years-old in the U.S. who own either a tablet or a cellphone, based on a 2024 survey of 1,578 parents.
The data comes from The Common Sense Census 2025.
Key Takeaways
- Tablet ownership increases steadily with age, rising from 40% at age two to 68% at age eight.
- Cellphone ownership remains low (10% and below) until age eight, when it jumps to 23%.
- Across all children aged zero to eight, 9% own a cellphone and 47% own a tablet, with 79% of cellphone-owning kids having a smartphone.
