Increased Children’s Exposure to Negative Online Content Influences Parental Control Software Market Growth Globally

MRFR Press Release/- Market research future published a Half cooked research report on Global Parental Control Software Market. Market – Overview

With children having increased levels of access to internet, and also inappropriate content, the parental control software market has developed in response to this. Market Research Future, a firm which specializes in market reports related to the Information and Communications Technology sector among others, recently published a report on this market. The industry is projected to reach USD 2.45 billion approx. by the end of 2030 with 8.26% CAGR expected during forecast period.

Children have gained increased access to the internet due to educational requirement and increased presence of technology in their environment. The parental control market has thus diversified following incidences of cybercrimes and availability of inappropriate resources which may harm the mental and even physical wellbeing of children in the long term. Better availability of internet infrastructure and devices have proportionately given rise to the expansion of the parental control software market.

Industry Segments:

The market has been segmented into device type, platform, applications and region.

By Device Type: Digital television services, computer and video games, mobile

By Platform: Android, IOS, windows and others

By Applications: Residential, educational institutes and others

Detailed

Regional Analysis

The parental control market globally covers the main regions globally namely Asia Pacific, America, Europe, and Middle East & Africa. Regionally, North America accounts for the largest market share from countries such U.S., Canada and Mexico among others. The reason is attributed to the growing demand for high-end technology solutions and uses of smart gadgets. However, Asia Pacific is also expected to grow exceptionally well over the forecast period.

Global Competitive Analysis

The sector is undergoing considerable transformation which has accelerated the growth pace of the sector. The top long-term growth opportunities for this sector can be harnessed by ensuring ongoing process improvements and maintaining financial flexibility to invest in the optimal strategies. The industry players in the segment are effectively utilizing their primary resources to initiate long lasting growth changes. A trend of volume-driven growth has been observed in the market of late with the development of different varieties of product types. Conversely, with companies aiming to capture a considerable share of the market segment as early as possible, experimentation with various advantage points is being seriously considered and implemented.

The major players in the global parental control software market include-McAfee (U.S.), Avanquest (France), Bitdefender (Balkans), Verizon (U.S.), CyberPatrol (England), IwantSoft (UK), SaferKid (California), among others.

Industry Updates:

Jan 2018 Two Apple investors who own significant stake in the company have suggested that the tech giant company look to design a software that enables parents to control their kid’s iPhones usage to better ensure their health and well-being.

Jan 2018 Facebook’s Messenger Kids which is a new app designed to allow those under the age of 13 to safely communicate thanks to parental controls has been launched on Fire tablets. The service which had originally debuted on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch last year be available on the Amazon Appstore in the U.S as well.

Sep 2017 Family Link which is Google’s parental control software for Android devices available to anyone in the U.S. without the need for an invitation after exiting its beta testing phase. The software allows parents to set screen time limits, manage apps and device bedtimes among other feature can be used from either an iOS or Android device, but is designed specially to manage their children’s’ Android device.

Jan 2018 KidTech has launched a new offering in the form of a cellphone contract, coupled with a smartphone for school kids, in hopes to give parents more accessibility to their children’s whereabouts. KidTech combines the technology of a smartphone and their special combination of parental controls.

Nov 2017 Netgear has announced that it’s Nighthawk and Orbi routers now include Circle with Disney software.  The software will allow to set a time limit on a given app or block inappropriate material comprising only the use of the networking device you already own.