{"id":75501,"date":"2025-03-05T16:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=75501"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:18:00","slug":"kidfluencers-business-model","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/work\/kidfluencers-business-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidfluencers as a business model: when children become a commodity"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"cover--lead-in has-spacing--none\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__content typo--tiempos\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"entry-categories\">\n\t<a class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine-category\/work\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Work<\/a><\/div>\r\n        <h2 class=\"cover--lead-in__headline headline-size--s\">\r\n            Kidfluencers as a business model: when children become a commodity        <\/h2>\r\n\r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__text\">\r\n                <p>Child influencers earn their parents a lot of money \u2013 but who protects the youngest when their privacy is marketed in public?<br \/>\n<strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/jule-franz\/\">Jule Franz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n                    <div class=\"cover--lead-in__author\">\r\n                \r\n                    \r\n                            <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__author__image\">\r\n\r\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/jule-franz\/\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n                                \r\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-68x68.png\"\r\n                                    srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-68x68.png 68w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-670x670.png 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-420x420.png 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-52x52.png 52w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/original-6B633CC2-6309-4DD6-8F51-7B88ED71C9A4.png 828w\"\r\n                                    width=\"68\"\r\n                                    height=\"68\"\r\n                                    alt=\"\"\r\n                                \/>\r\n\r\n                                                                    <\/a>\r\n                                \r\n                            <\/figure>\r\n\r\n                                    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__author -->\r\n        \r\n    <\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in__content -->\r\n\r\n    \r\n        <figure class=\"cover--lead-in__image cover--lead-in__media cover--lead-in__media--image\">\r\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-1920x1280.jpg\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_MelineBuehler-02-150x100.jpg 150w\"\r\n                width=\"1920\"\r\n                height=\"1280\"\r\n                alt=\"Posed photo of a teenage kidfluencer sitting on a chair in her darkened room. She is putting on make-up for social media while looking at her smartphone, which is framed by a bright LED ring light.\"\r\n                style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n            \/>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n\r\n        \r\n    \r\n<\/div><!-- .cover--lead-in -->\r\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph is-style-typo--soehne has-spacing--m\"><sup><sub>Photo (posed): Meline B\u00fchler<\/sub><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\"><strong>The term kidfluencer describes minors<\/strong> who are marketed as influencers on social media by their parents. It refers not only to children\u2019s own accounts but also to so-called family or mommy-vlogger channels in which the children appear as the main characters. What\u2019s striking is that kidfluencers have been getting younger and younger in recent years. It\u2019s long since stopped being just teenagers \u2013 increasingly it\u2019s toddlers and even newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Parents as managers?<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">Caught between loving parents and ambitious bosses: in kidfluencing, parents play a crucial role, because without them the whole business model wouldn\u2019t be legally possible. As most social media platforms have a minimum age of 13, parents run their children\u2019s accounts to avoid the profiles being blocked. Behind the scenes, they take care of detailed content planning, branding and, above all, monetisation. Discussions about income streams such as sponsorship, product placement and merchandising are part of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-1050x699.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-1050x699.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-1400x932.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kidfluencer_Xi_Wang.jpg 2000w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"699\"\n                alt=\"Photo of a smartphone screen on which another person covers a kidfluencer\u2019s eyes \u2013 a symbol of the childhood that influencers lose.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Posed photo: Xi Wang<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--default\"><strong>Everyday life full of expectations, pressure to perform and stress:<\/strong> because the phenomenon is so new, there is hardly any research on the long-term effects of the influencer lifestyle on children. Some kidfluencers undoubtedly have opportunities, thanks to their networks and wealth, that other children their age can only dream of. But at what price?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">More and more accounts by former kidfluencers, now adults, are circulating online \u2013 and they read like horror stories. They tell of psychological abuse and physical exploitation by their own parents, of losing all privacy, of constant pressure to be judged and a permanent fear of failure. When their children resist, some parents even tell them that without new videos the bills can\u2019t be paid and the family will go hungry. Comparison and competition become part of everyday life, self-worth becomes relative, and the objectification of their own bodies gradually becomes normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"headline-block has-spacing--xs\">\n\n        <h2 class=\"post__headline\">Ethics \u2013 is this already child labour?<\/h2>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\">How much kidfluencer accounts earn per month or per video depends heavily on the number of followers and their reach. According to an article in \u2018Time\u2019 from February 2024, some kidfluencers earn up to six-figure sums a month. Some even charge companies between 10,000 and 20,000 dollars per post. The problem is that there are still no clear laws governing who is ultimately entitled to this income. This means that the children are often legally unprotected and frequently don\u2019t receive a single cent of the money they bring in, because their parents claim all of it for themselves. Whether this business model ultimately amounts to child labour can only be judged case by case and on the basis of various subjective factors \u2013 but above all according to the child\u2019s well-being and consent. However, where accounts are commercially driven and have a lasting negative effect on the child\u2019s development, it is highly likely to amount to child labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n    \n    <div id=\"quote-block_36fd4e3bc26e0aa06ff5b286f674ea9f\" class=\"block-quote has-spacing--m\">\n        <figure class=\"quote\">\n            <blockquote>\n                <p><strong>The young adults <\/strong>describe losing their privacy, dealing with public judgement and their constant fear of failure.<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n\n            <figcaption>\n\n                            <span><\/span>\n            <\/figcaption>\n            \n        <\/figure>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <figure class=\"block-photo post__image--wide-left has-spacing--m with-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"post__image__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n                src=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-1050x700.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-670x447.jpg 670w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00119-anna-budovei-kidfluencer-1-150x100.jpg 150w\"\n                width=\"1050\" \n                height=\"700\"\n                alt=\"A teenage girl looks at her smartphone under the duvet \u2013 she could be a kidfluencer.\" \n            \/>\n            \n                            <span class=\"post__image__title\">Posed photo: Anna Budovei<\/span>\n                    <\/div><!-- post__image__container -->\n\n        \n    <\/figure><!-- post__image -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"post__paragraph has-spacing--m\"><strong>Kidfluencing seriously intrudes on minors\u2019 privacy and shares their most intimate moments with the public<\/strong>. Their chances of genuinely developing their own identity dwindle as soon as money enters the picture. A mother\u2013daughter relationship turns into an employment relationship and a source of income that has to be maintained at all costs. That\u2019s why a healthy balance between commercial activity and childhood is essential \u2013 money alone is no basis for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"accordion-block_03e277d9db9abeb681fb6315d1219f43\" class=\"accordion has-spacing--m\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__title\">\n            <h5>Sources \/ further reading:<\/h5>\n            <span><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"accordion__text\">\n         <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a60125272\/sharenting-parenting-influencer-cost-children\/\u00a0\u00a0\">https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/lifestyle\/a60125272\/sharenting-parenting-influencer-cost-children\/\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecu.edu.au\/newsroom\/articles\/research\/number-of-online-kidfluencers-is-growing-and-so-too-are-the-risks\u00a0\u00a0\">https:\/\/www.ecu.edu.au\/newsroom\/articles\/research\/number-of-online-kidfluencers-is-growing-and-so-too-are-the-risks\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ifak-kindermedien.de\/anlaesse-und-ereignisse\/gesellschaftliches\/digitale-kinderarbeit-die-welt-der-kidfluencerinnen\/\u00a0\u00a0\">https:\/\/ifak-kindermedien.de\/anlaesse-und-ereignisse\/gesellschaftliches\/digitale-kinderarbeit-die-welt-der-kidfluencerinnen\/\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/11\/opinion\/kidfluencer-whitney-bjerken.html\u00a0\u00a0\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/11\/opinion\/kidfluencer-whitney-bjerken.html\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/22\/us\/instagram-child-influencers.html\u00a0\u00a0\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/22\/us\/instagram-child-influencers.html\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-spacing--default has-spacing--default\">\n<div class=\"devider has-spacing--none\">\n    <hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n\n    <div id=\"lead-in-block_620e52068d1bfc60f63eefa34993b842\" class=\"block-lead-in typo--default font-size--xl has-spacing--s width--default\">\n        <p><strong>Recommended by the editors:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"teaser-grid grid-layout--3col has-spacing--s width--inline\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <article class=\"post-teaser\">\r\n\r\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/visualjournalism.de\/en\/magazine\/collecting\/the-worlds-largest-playmobil-collection\/\" rel=\"permalink\">\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"post-teaser__content\">\r\n\r\n                            <span class=\"entry-categories\">Collecting<\/span>\r\n                            <h3 class=\"post-teaser__headline\">\r\n                                The world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection: 400,000 figures                            <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"post-teaser__excerpt\">\r\n                                <p>It all began in a child&#8217;s bedroom \u2013 today Oliver Schaffer owns the world&#8217;s largest Playmobil collection, with more than 400,000 figures. 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