Kids are three times more likely to want to be a YouTuber (29%) than an astronaut (11%) (LEGO/Harris Poll)
Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
- Commonly cited as
- "More kids want to be YouTubers than astronauts"
- True origin
- The LEGO Group / The Harris Poll — LEGO Group kicks off global program to inspire the next generation of space explorers (press release, July 16, 2019)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2019
- Data as of
- Survey May 30–June 8, 2019
- Last checked
- What the source says
The survey also revealed that today's children are three times more likely to aspire to be a YouTuber (29%) than an Astronaut (11%).
- Method & sample
- Online Harris Poll for LEGO of 3,000 children aged 8–12 (1,000 each in China, the U.S. and the U.K.), May 30–June 8, 2019; not a probability sample.
- Drift between quote and source
- Scope: an average across the U.S., U.K. and China; in China, astronaut was the top choice
- Date: 2019
- Interest
- LEGO commissioned the survey for its Apollo 11 anniversary space-exploration campaign.
Safe rephrasing
A 2019 Harris Poll for LEGO of 3,000 children aged 8–12 in the U.S., U.K. and China found 29% wanted to be a YouTuber and 11% an astronaut; results differed sharply by country.
Sources we opened
Machine-readable: /api/claims/kids-want-to-be-youtubers-29-percent-astronauts-11.json · Last checked 2026-10-16