Safer Internet Day 2025 reaches more parents, carers, and young people than ever before
Safer Internet Day 2025 reached more young people than ever before, with 57% of UK children aged 8-17 hearing about the day, alongside 50% of UK parents and carers, an increase of almost 20% compared to the previous year.
Our impact report looks at the reach of Safer Internet Day 2025 and the positive impact that it had on children, young people, parents, carers, and teachers.
The theme of Safer Internet Day this year was: Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online
 It was so inspiring to see schools and organisations across the UK getting involved and starting conversations about scams online. We are so proud of the impact the day has had, as can be seen through some of the key statistics of the day:
Over 160,000 downloads of education materials
The #SaferInternetDay hashtag trended at no.1 throughout the day on X
1,726 organisations and schools across the UK registered as official supporters
More than just reach
Although the day reached more people than ever before, what is truly impressive is to see the real-life impact that Safer Internet Day has on those that get involved.
Young people told us that as a result of the day:
- 76% felt more confident about what to do if something is worrying them online
- 57% talked to their parent or carer about how to stay safe on the internetâ
- 34% spoke to their parent or carer about something or someone that had been worrying them onlineâ
- 43% spoke to someone about online scams â
- 28% talked to someone about their experiences online that they had not spoken about before â
- 79% learnt something new about online safety as a result of Safer Internet Day 2025
We also saw similar results from parents and carers:
- 71% feel better prepared to keep their child safe onlineâ
- 69% felt more confident about what to do if their child came to them with a problem they had online â
- 34% said their child spoke to them about something that had been worrying them onlineâ
- 77% talked to their child about using the internet safelyâ
- 73% are more aware of the impact online scams can have on their child
Safer Internet Day in schools
Over 1,400 schools registered their support for Safer Internet Day, and it was great to see the impact this had in their classrooms. We asked educators who had used the education resources for their feedback and found:
- 96% agreed Safer Internet Day encouraged conversations about online safety between staff and young peopleâ
- 87% agreed Safer Internet Day plays a significant role in my settingâs online safety provision â
- 76% agreed that because of SID25 the setting will follow up with further online safety input for young peopleâ
- 58% agreed SID25 led to concerns being raised about potential safeguarding issues online
The statistics in the impact report show what an important date Safer Internet Day is in the online safety calendar, creating invaluable opportunities for young people to seek help and support on the issues which matter to them â some of which they have not been able to talk about before.
Help us make Safer Internet Day 2026 a reality
Each year we work together to make Safer Internet Day the pivotal point in the education calendar, creating space for conversations about the topics that matter, and helping young people to seek support and guidance that they otherwise may not get.
In order to help make Safer Internet Day 2026 even bigger and better than ever, we need your support. For more information about partnership opportunities, and to help support the work that we do, please email will@childnet.com.
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