'60 per cent Chinese kids get Internet between 6 and 10'

Press Trust of India  |  Beijing 

More than 60 per cent of Chinese youngsters start using Internet between the age of six and 10, according to a survey.

Nearly half of them spend less than two hours a day on the Internet, while 24 per cent stay online two to four hours every day, a survey jointly conducted by the of the Communist Youth League of China, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and said.

Short videos and music are the subjects which they spend a lot of time on, as 29 per cent of respondents said they "spend almost all the time" listening music and 20 per cent watching short videos.

The survey also found that many use the Internet for learning purposes, as 20 per cent said they have to search for data and information, doing homework and looking up words online every day.

Some 22 per cent said they would use the Internet to read and current affairs.

The survey warned that pornography, and cyberbullying have become major threats for young people, state-run agency reported.

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First Published: Sat, June 02 2018. 16:45 IST