Pixalate's Q3 2025 State of Children's Privacy Risk Report has uncovered significant privacy concerns in mobile applications from the Asia-Pacific region. The analysis revealed that 1248 APAC-registered mobile apps across Apple App Store and Google Play Store are violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), potentially affecting 117 million child app users in the USA. Among the findings, 962 apps failed to provide the required 'children's privacy' disclosure specified under COPPA. Additionally, out of 1003 APAC-registered ad-enabled child-directed mobile apps analyzed, 1001 (99%) failed to obtain Verifiable Parent Consent (VPC) as required by law. The report highlights substantial privacy gaps in mobile applications available to children and raises concerns about data protection practices in the app ecosystem.

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