Every day all over the world children are forced to live in the darkness of sexual exploitation and abuse. This is a hidden pandemic that must become a public health priority. The Into the Light Index highlights the prevalence of this problem by presenting global data.
This report is an overview of Childlight’s Into the Light Index on Global Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 2026 Data Update.
The update focuses on new emerging data as well as updating existing global and regional prevalence and scale data on Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (TF-CSEA).
The report can be viewed as a standalone document, or alongside the Interactive Index Dashboard, open access data, and technical note (found below) for greater depth.
