The State of Kids Activities in India: A 2026 Data Study
A data-led look at how Indian families discover and choose extracurricular activities — drawn from 33,000+ verified listings across 22 cities on LyfSkills.
Published 2026-06-01 by LyfSkills Editorial.
What we studied
This report draws on LyfSkills’ corpus of 33,000+ verified extracurricular listings across 22 Indian cities — classes, sports facilities, gyms and personal trainers — to map how families discover and compare activities for their children: which categories dominate, how supply is distributed across cities and localities, and how ratings and review volumes vary by activity type.
Data & licensing
The aggregated dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence — reuse the figures with attribution to LyfSkills. A downloadable export is being prepared.
Frequently asked questions
What is the LyfSkills kids-activities data study?
It is a data-led report on how Indian families discover, compare and choose extracurricular activities for their children, built from LyfSkills’ corpus of 33,000+ verified activity listings across 22 cities.
Where does the data come from?
The study aggregates anonymised, listing-level data from the LyfSkills Discover platform — verified academies, studios, sports facilities and gyms — covering categories, localities, ratings and review volumes across 22 Indian cities.
Which cities and categories does the study cover?
It spans 22 cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Chandigarh, across categories such as dance, music, cricket, football, swimming, martial arts, coding, chess, art and more.
Can I reuse the underlying data?
The aggregated dataset is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0, so you may reuse the figures with attribution to LyfSkills. A downloadable export is being prepared.
How often is the study updated?
The dataset is refreshed as new listings, ratings and cities are added to LyfSkills. The publication and last-revision dates are shown on this page.