Written on October 10, 2007 – 9:26 am | by admin | Posted in » webkinz news, webkinz parents |

A recent article from eMarketer “Kids and Teens Online” said that about a quarter of the 34.3 million child and teen internet users in the united states will visit a virtual world like Webkinz.com this year, and by year 2011 this number will rise to more than half, with 53 percent going virtual game world. Just this year there are more than 5 million unique visitors to Webkins.com website, and the amazing thing is that there is no advertising here, but purely attracted by word-of-mouth.

Statistics from web traffic indicates that the average time kids staying at Webkinz World is more than 2 hours per visit. There is no subscription fee for the Webkinz.com beyond the initial purchase of the plush toy. There are 15 areas, 40 plus games and thousands of items that they can enjoy. Only one area of the whole Webkinz world - the Charm Forest - that can not be entered without the purchase an ancillary product. After they register with the feature code from the Webkinz Plush toy, they have a lot to do at the webkinz.com: chatting with friends, practicing math skills, decorating rooms, collecting rare items, dressing the pets, hunting the gem mining, etc.

Even adults are enjoying Webkinz world as well. One grandma play online with her grandchildren who live out of state.