Page 14 Finding: “Across nine countries, an estimated 1.5 million internet-using children were subjected to threats or blackmail to engage in sexual activities in the year prior to the survey, of which 1.2 million children were threatened with the distribution of sexual images or videos of themselves.” Table overview: Table A05 presents the estimated number and weighted prevalence of internetusing children aged 12–17 in each of the nine countries included from the second round of the Disrupting Harm study who reported being threatened or blackmailed to engage in sexual activities during a one-year period preceding the survey. This measure includes children who reported being threatened with the distribution of sexual images or videos of themselves, the data for which are presented separately in Table A06. These estimates are based on data collected between 2024 and 2025. The tables also present the sum of the country-level population estimates and the average prevalence across the nine countries included in the analysis. Table A05: Estimated number and weighted prevalence of internet-using children aged 12–17 who were threatened or blackmailed to engage in sexual activities in the year prior to being surveyed, by country (2024–2025). Country Number of children subjected to abuse Percentage of subjected to abuse Armenia 2266 1 Brazil 702864 4.3 Colombia 176675 4.1 Dominican Republic 43028 3.7 Mexico 279445 2.1 Montenegro 442 0.9 North Macedonia 5528 4.4 Pakistan 237992 1 Serbia 3284 0.8 Sum 1451523 Average Percentage Through Children’s Eyes 3% Appendix 57