The Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software Market was valued at USD 902.59 million in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 4969.75 million with a CAGR of 18.6% during the forecast period, 2021-2027. It is increasing the adoption of Parental Control Software due to rising cyberbullying practices and online threats. Children’s widespread use of social media platforms is an important growth factor for the Parental Control Software market. Growing penetration of smartphones, increasing use of social media by the young population, and expanding web and online media for self-schooling and extending interpersonal organization is the key factor projected during the forecast period to drive the Parental Control Software market.
What is the Parental Control Software?
Parental control software refers to a wide range of software programs and resources for various devices and technologies. It is beneficial to the parents to watch and control the children’s internet activities. Parental control software refers to a tool that allows parents to restrict the access of content to their children on the internet, digital television services, computers and video games, mobile devices and software. It also helps protect the children from cyberbullying, games, internet addiction, online predators, and other harmful content. This software may also include location tracking, website filtering, access scheduling, personal information blocking, chat monitoring, remote management, social network monitoring, and SMS and calls blocking and monitoring.
Growth Driver
Growing adoption of Parental Control Software by parents
The growth in children’s literacy concerning internet competencies and other computer software has increased the demand for parental control software. The growing digital age has introduced many new challenges, including excessive screen time, inappropriate online content, cyber predators, and cyberbullying for parents of young children and adolescents. To address these challenges, many parents rely on numerous parental control solutions on different platforms, including parental control network devices (e.g., Wi-Fi routers) and software applications on mobile devices and laptops. These are the primary factors accelerating the growth of parental control software in the coming years. Furthermore, children are more vulnerable to online exploitation and other risk effects of online social networking, including cyber-bullying and even cyber-crimes, which increases the demand of the parental control software market during the forecast period.
Opportunities
Strong internet infrastructure and increasing usage of media devices among the young population
The Strong growth in mobile and internet infrastructure, rising usage of media devices, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, and smart televisions that are connected to the internet, along with the increasing access by the children to smartphones, tablets, and computers, Increasing services of the social media, growing access to the age-inappropriate contents by the children, are expected to provide lucrative opportunities in the growth of the product market over the forecast period. Furthermore, the leading network providers are offering internet with minimum costs, which has increased the number of pre-teens and teens addicted to the internet, which will also support the growth of the market in the region.
Restraints
The high initial cost of the software and lack of awareness about Parental Control Software among parents in emerging economies
The software providers provide cutting-edge functionality and advanced applications at a high cost for certain parents. This price could be prohibitively high. For some parents, purchasing parental control software could be out of their budget. Many websites provide innovative functionality at the high expense of parental control solutions. Thus, the high initial price is an important restraint for adopting parental control tools. Furthermore, lack of technical knowledge of parental control software among parents in rural and urban areas and lack of technological infrastructure for advanced parental control software solutions are restraining the growth of the parental control software market. The lack of awareness about parental control software among parents in emerging economies of Asia and the Middle East region, such as India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, is the major factor restraining the growth of the product market in the coming years.
Pre-Covid-19 Impact on Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software Market
Before the Covid 19 pandemic, the various key factor involved the growth of the parental control software, which are increasingly mobile and internet communication infrastructure along with growing household ownership of internet-connected media devices, Enhanced access to multiple internet-permitted devices to children, enlarged use of smartphones and tablets has improved the ways children can access violent or inappropriate materials. Growing usages of the parental control software protect the children from internet obsession, cyber harassment, unsafe content, and several addictive games and online predators growing awareness towards parental control software for sustainable growth of the market.
Covid-19 Impact on Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software Market
The Covid-19 pandemic, the coronavirus pandemic that led to school closures and increased social distance, has created new urgency for these issues. Teenagers and children are undoubtedly spending more time online, so there is a great need for parental control solutions that help minimize excessive screen time. Parents have sought to control their children’s use of technology by setting time limits on their phones and limiting the websites their children can access. As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, parental control software is becoming more and more popular, allowing parents to track and control their children’s online activities and internet usage.
Post Covid-19 Impact on Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software Market
Due to the increased use of media devices that work on the internet and enlarged awareness about internet and gaming addiction decoders among the child population, government regulations requiring parental control tools for student safety are projected to grow their adoption in the educational and residential sectors. In February 2021, The Indian government announced new guidelines and regulations to regulate digital content. As per the rules and guidelines, OTT platforms essential implement parental lock solutions for persons over 13 age to access classified content. Which are primarily propelling the growth of the global parental control software market during the covid-19 post period.
Device Type Segmental Analysis
Based on the Device Type, the Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software market is segmented into Smart Phones, Tablets, Personal Computers, Wi-Fi, Smart TVs, Voice-Enabled Devices (Alexa, Kindles), and Others. The Smartphone segment holds the largest market share in 2020 and is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period, 2021-2027. The growth is attributable to the increasing penetration of smartphones, increasing use of social media by the young population, and expanding web and online media for self-schooling and extending interpersonal organization.
Application Segmental Analysis
Based on the Application, the Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software market is categorized into Time Management, Gaming, App Management, Web Access, Program-Specific Control, Cyber Security, and Others. The Time Management segment accounted for the highest market in 2020 is likely to generate a sizable revenue during the forecast period, 2021-2030. The segment growth is attributed to the rise of internet addiction in the young population, which has boosted the growth of the Time Management application. The increase in the children’s screentime has resulted in major concerns for the parents related to children’s, social physical and emotional health.
Platform Segmental Analysis
Based on the Platform, the Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software market is segregated into iOS, Android, and Windows. The Windows segment captured the largest market share in 2020 and is projected to generate maximum profit during the forecast period, 2021-2030. Windows operating systems have built-in parental control that allows the parents to schedule use, control the games played, and block the apps, thus growing its utilization.
Deployments Segmental Analysis
Based on the Deployments, the Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software market is segregated into On-premises and Cloud-based. The Cloud-based segment is expected to have the largest market share in 2020 and is projected to grow significantly during 2021-2030. This growth is because cloud-based software is remotely hosted on the provider’s servers and is very stable with little downtime. It is offered on a subscription basis and requires users to pay regular monthly, quarterly, and annual fees to receive automatic renewals and support services using the software.
End-User Segmental Analysis
Based on the End-User, the Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software market is segregated into Educational Institutions, Residential, and Others. The Educational Institutions generated the highest market share in 2020 and are projected to create maximum profit during 2021-2027. The parental control software market is growing due to the covid19 pandemic sudden enforcement of online learning in the lockdown era. The growing governmental digital education initiative encourages educational institutes to install parental software to safeguard students’ online journeys. This software allows education institutes to monitor the student’s online activities and block access to any inappropriate content, websites, and applications.
Country Segmental Analysis
The Asia & Middle East Parental Control Software market is characterized by Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, and Rest of Asia), and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Qatar, Israel, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Rest of Middle East). India has the largest market share in 2020 and is estimated to grow significantly during the forecast period, 2021-2030. This growth is concerned with the growing use of media devices that work on the internet and increased awareness about gaming and internet addiction decoder among the child population. Furthermore, Saudi Arabia is likely to have the largest growth in the Middle East during the forecast period.
Competitor Analysis
Companies include Qustodio LLC, Sandvine, AO Kaspersky Lab, Secucloud Network GmbH, D-Link Corporation, Symantec Corporation, McAfee LLC, AT&T Inc., Omantel, and Other Prominent Players in the parental control software market.
Scope of the Report
| Report Attribute |
Details |
| Market Size Value in 2020 |
USD 902.59 Million |
| The revenue forecast in 2027 |
USD 4969.65 Million |
| Growth Rate |
CAGR of 18.6% from 2020 to 2027. |
| Historical data |
2017-2019 |
| Forecast period |
2021 – 2027 |
| Region covered |
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam,
South Korea, Taiwan, and Rest of Asia), and Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE,
Iran, Qatar, Israel, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Rest of Middle East) |
| Key companies Profiled |
Qustodio LLC, Sandvine, AO Kaspersky Lab, Secucloud Network GmbH,
D-Link Corporation, Symantec Corporation, McAfee LLC, AT&T Inc., Omantel,
and Other Prominent Players |
Market Modelling
By Device Type
- Smart Phones
- Personal Computers
- Tablets
- Wi-Fi
- Smart TVs
- Voice-Enabled Devices (Alexa, Kindles)
- Others
By Application
- Time Management
- Gaming, App Management
- Web Access
- Program-Specific Control
- Cyber Security
- Others
By Platform
By Deployments
By End-User
- Educational Institutions
- Residential
- Others
By Country
- Asia
- China
- Japan
- India
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Vietnam
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Rest of Asia
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Iran
- Qatar
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Rest of the Middle East
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