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MORE THAN 150 YOUTH ORIENTED VIRTUAL WORLDS NOW LIVE OR IN DEVELOPMENT

August 22, 2008 - Virtual Worlds Management (VWM), the leading media company tracking the virtual worlds industry, has announced the latest findings of its analysis of Youth-oriented virtual worlds. Based on comprehensive research available through VWM's VirtualWorldsNews.com service, there are now over 150 virtual worlds operating or in development with a focus on the youth market (18-and-under). That number is up from just over 100 in April. This does not include products still in stealth mode.  In all there are 95 youth worlds currently live. Another 68 are in concepting, development, or testing phases. That's up from 53 in development in April.

The demographic breakdowns have stayed relatively the same as our April 2008 study. While many worlds target a wide range of demographics (sometime as broad as "5 to 18"), there are clear leaders. Those that overlapped, though, are counted twice, once in each category, which may lead to some discrepancies in comparing to past results.

As in April the tween category (here looked at as 8 to 12) leads with 88 worlds live or in development (up from 62 in April), followed closely by kids worlds (7 and under) with 72 worlds (up from 52 in April) and then teens (13-18 years old) with 60 worlds (up from 44 in April).

Virtual Worlds News has additional analysis and charts here.  View the older April 2008 analysis here.

Virtual Worlds Management Youth Worlds Analysis - Updated August 22, 2008
Worlds with a General Focus on 18-and-under Market
Right column links to a recent VirtualWorldsNews.com article or world web site

  Name  Target Demo  Status  Link to latest news or web site
9 New Disney Worlds Kids and Tweens? Concepting/Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/disney-investin.html
Action AllStars 6 to 14 Closed Beta http://www.actionallstars.com
Adventure Rock Kids Live http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/adventurerock/
AllGirlArcade.com 7 to 10 Girls Development/Launching in September http://www.allgirlarcade.com/
BaoBao BengBeng Kids Live http://www.bb-bb.cn/
BarbieGirls 8 to 15 Live http://barbiegirls.com/homeMtl.html
Beanie Babies 2.0 Kids Live http://beanie-babies.ty.com/
Be-Bratz.com 8 to 12 Live http://be-bratz.com/
Bella Sara 5 to 12 Live http://www.bellasara.com/index_maf.aspx
BoomBang Kids Live http://www.boombang.tv/
Bossa Nova Concepts' Robot World Kids? Development http://www.bnconcepts.com/
BuildABearville.com Kids Live http://www.buildabearville.com/
C3L3B Digital Teens and Young Adults Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/c3l3b-digital-g.html
Cackleberries.com Under 8 Live http://cackleberries.com/
Cars Virtual Worlds Kids and Tweens? Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/06/disney-forceast.html
Cartoon Doll Emporium 6 to 12 Live http://www.cartoondollemporium.com/
CC Metro 13 to 34 Live http://www.mycoke.com/
Chaotic Kids Live http://www.chaoticgame.com/
Chapatiz Tweens Live http://uk.chapatiz.com/
Chipuya Town Teens? Live http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/11/media-groove-la.html
Chobots Kids? Live http://chobots.com/
Chuggington 3 to 6 Development/Launch in 2009 http://chuggington.com/
Club Penguin 7 to 15 Live http://clubpenguin.com/
ClubPonyPals.com 5 to 12 Development/Launching Fall 2008 http://www.ClubPonyPals.com
Club Time Machine 6 to 12 Live http://www.clubtimemachine.com/
DC Hero Zone Kids and Tweens Developing http://dcherozone.kidswb.com/
Dgamer Kids? Live http://disney.go.com/dxd2/index.html?channel=68447
DinoKids Kids and Tweens Development http://dinokids.com/
Dinosaur Junction Kids Live http://www.dinosaurjunction.com/
Disney's Bunnytown Preschoolers Live http://atv.disney.go.com/playhouse/bunnytown/index.html
Dizzywood 8 to 12 Public Beta http://www.dizzywood.com/
Dubit Teens Live http://www.dubitchat.com/
Edusim 5-18 Alpha http://edusim3d.com
Elf Island 8 to 12 Development/Target Launch Early Fall 2008 http://www.ElfIsland.com
Emerald Island Kids Public Beta http://www.emeraldisland.com/
Empire of Sports Tweens and Teens Public Beta http://www.empireofsports.com/
Fashion Fantasy Game Tween and Teen Girls Live http://www.fashionfantasygame.com/
FootballSuperstars.com 11 to 18 Development http://footballsuperstars.com/
Freaky Creatures Tweens and Teens Open Beta http://www.freakycreatures.com/
Freggers 13+ Public Beta http://www.freggers.com/
Frenzoo Teens Closed Beta http://www.frenzoo.com/
Fresbo World Teens+ Live http://www.fresboworld.com/
Fusion Fall Kids and Tweens? Development http://www.fusionfall.com/
Gaia Online 13-18 Live http://www.gaiaonline.com/
GalaXseeds.com Tween Live http://www.galaxseeds.com/
Garden Party World Kids and Tweens Live http://www.gardenpartyworld.com/
GoPets 13-40 Live http://www.gopetslive.com/
Green.com Kids and Tweens Development http://green.com/
Habbo Hotel 13 to 16 Live http://www.habbo.com/
Handipoints 4 to 12 Live http://www.handipoints.com/
Hello Kitty Online Tweens to 20s Closed Beta http://www.hellokittyonline.com/us/
Home Teens and Young Adults Closed Beta http://www.homebetatrial.com/
Horseland.com Girls 8 to 18 Live http://www.horseland.com/
House by MTV 16 to 24 Live http://www.mtv.co.uk/house
IMVU Teens and Young Adults Public Beta http://www.imvu.com/
JumpStart 3 to 10 Development. Aim for Q4 Launch. http://www.JumpStart.com
Kaimira Kids Concept/Development http://kaimiracode.com/
Kabillion Kids Live http://www.kabillion.com
KetnetKick 6 to 12 Live http://www.ketnet.be/ketnet/subsites/kick/html/index.html
KidsCom.com 7 to 14 Live http://www.kidscom.com/
Kiwi Heroes Kids and Young Teens In Development http://www.kiwiheroes.com/
Lego Universe 8 to 12 Development http://universe.lego.com
Littlest Pet Shop Kids Live http://www.hasbro.com/littlestpetshop/
Lola's Land Tween Live http://www.lolasland.com/
LoudCrowd Tweens and Teens Alpha http://www.loudcrowd.com/
Madagascar-themed world Kids and Tweens? Concepting/Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/toy-fair-goes-v.html
Magi-Nation 2 to 12 Live http://www.magi-nation.com/
MapleStory Tweens+ Live http://www.maplestory.com/
McDonald's Happy Meal 3.0 Kids Live http://vw.happymeal.com/
Me2 Teens? Live http://www.me2universe.com/
MechTechs Teens Development http://mechtechs.blogspot.com/
Meez Avg age 18, goes older, though Live http://www.meez.com/
Millsberry Kids Live http://www.millsberry.com/
MiniFriday.com Tweens and Teens Live http://minifriday.com/
Mini Match Boys 6 to 11 Live http://minimatch.cartoonnetwork.com/
MinyanLand Kids Live http://www.minyanland.com/
MoiPal Tweens/Teens? Live http://www.moipal.com
Monkey World Youth-oriented Concepting/Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/nickelodeon-to.html
Moshi Monster Children, but also looking at adults Public Beta http://www.moshimonsters.com/
MyePets.com Kids Live http://myepets.com/
MyLife Kids? Development http://www.iwantmylife.com/
MyMiniLife Teens? Live http://www.myminilife.com/
Mystikats Kutties 6 to 13 Live http://www.mystikats.net/golive/index.php
Mytopia Maybe, teens and young adults Live http://www.mytopia.com/
NASA's Education World Teens Concepting/Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/01/nasa-submits-rf.html
Neopets 7 to 14 Live http://www.neopets.com/
NFLRush.com Kids and Tweens? Live http://www.nflrush.com/
Nicktropolis 9 to 12 Live http://www.nick.com/nicktropolis/game/
Nicotto Town Older teens? Development http://www.nifty.com/nicotto/tn.html?niftop_948x28
novoKing 16-35 Live http://www.novoking.com/En
NuNuWorld.com Pre-teen Development/Target launch in March 2009 http://www.nunuworld.com/
OurWorld 11 to 15 Public Beta http://ourworld.com
Panfu 6 to 12 Live http://www.panfu.com/
Papermint Teens and Tweens Live http://www.papermint.com/en/
Pixie Hollow Kids and Tweens? Development http://disney.go.com/fairies/pixiehollow/comingSoon.html
Planet Cazmo 10-16 Live http://www.planetcazmo.com/
Planetvtech.com 5+ Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/toy-fair-goes-v.html
Poptropica Kids Live http://www.poptropica.com/
PowerUp Teens Live http://www.powerupthegame.org/ 
Quest Atlantis 9 to 12 Live http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/indiana-u-gets.html
ROCKETON Kids Closed Beta http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/02/rocketon-draws.html
The Saddle Club Kids? Development http://www.saddleclubtv.com/
Sea Pals 5 to 12 Live http://www.seapals.com
Second Life Teen Grid Teen Live http://teen.secondlife.com/
Shidonni 4 to 12 Beta http://www.shidonni.com/
Shining Stars 5 to 12 (skews higher as well) Live http://www.shiningstars.com/
SmallWorlds 11-18+ (plans on launching separate kids world) Open Beta http://www.smallworlds.com/login.php
SocioTown 15 to 35 Live http://www.sociotown.com/
SpongeBob SquarePants Kids and Tweens Concepting/Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/nickelodeon-to.html
Stagecoach Island 14+ Live http://blog.wellsfargo.com/stagecoachisland/
Star in Me Kids Development http://www.starinme.com/
Stardoll 9 to 17 Live http://www.stardoll.com/en/
TAATU 10 to 19 Live http://world-cdn.taatu.com/index.html
Tamagotchi's Tama & Earth Expo kids Live http://famitama.com/pc/index_ja.html
Tech Deck Live Tweens? Beta http://www.techdecklive.com/
There.com 13-17+  (avg age is 22) Live http://www.there.com/
Timik Teens Live http://timik.pl/
Toontown 6 to 12  Live http://play.toontown.com/
Tootsville 6 to 12 Live http://www.tootsville.com/
ToppsTown 6 and up Live http://www.toppstown.com/
Treetures 5 to 12 Live http://www.treetures.com/
Tronji 6 to 9 Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/07/nice-tech-looks.html#more
Ty Girlz Tween Live http://ty-girlz.ty.com/
UB Funkeys 8+ Live http://www.ubfunkeys.com/index.html
Urbaniacs Tweens and Teens Live http://www.urbaniacs.com/
Virtual Congress Teens Concepting/Development http://www.centeroncongress.org/about/featured_vc.html
Virtual Family Kingdom Tweens and Teens Closed Beta http://www.virtualfamilykingdom.com/
VizWoz 11 to 14 Live http://www.vizwoz.com/
vMTV Tweens and Teens Live http://www.vmtv.com/
vSide 13 to 24 Live http://www.vside.com/app/start
The Warner Zone Kids and Tweens? Developing http://www.kidswb.com/
WebbliWorld 6 to 10 Live http://www.webbliworld.com/
Webkinz 5 to 8 Live http://www.webkinz.com/us_en/
WebWilds kids Live http://www.webwilds.com/
WeeWorld 13 to 30 Live http://www.weeworld.com/
Whirled 13+ Live http://www.whirled.com/
Whyville 8 to 15 Live http://www.whyville.net/
Willinilli Kids Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2007/11/uovo-receieves.html
Wisenhimer 7 to 12 Live http://www.wisenhimer.com/webui/wisenhimer.aspx
Wizard101 Tween Open Beta https://www.wizard101.com/
WoogiWorld Elementary-age Kids Live http://www.woogiworld.com/
World of Neopia 7 to 14 Development http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/04/virtual-world-2.html
WowBotz 6 to 13 Development http://kidz.golive2.com/
Xivio Kids Live http://www.xivio.com/bftq5/index.cfm
ZedCity Teens? Open Beta http://city.zed.com/
Zibbie Zone Kids Live http://www.zibbiezone.com/
zOMG! Kids and Tweens? Closed Beta http://www.zomg.com/
ZooKazoo.com 6 to 12 Live http://www.ZooKazoo.com
Zoopri.com Kids Development http://zoopri.com/
Zwinktopia Tweens and Teens Live http://www.zwinktopia.com/


Source:  Virtual Worlds Management

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