Funbrain

The website was founded in May 1992 and is owned by Poptropica Worldwide, a division of Pearson Education's Family Education Network. The current publisher is Jess Brallier. The company said the site has 65,000 teachers registered, 35 million visits per month, and 60,000 page visits per day,{{cite web|url=http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/313431 |accessdate=February 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603072725/http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/313431 |archivedate=June 3, 2008 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.writenews.com/2000/030100_familyeducation_funbrain.htm |title=FamilyEducation Network Acquires FunBrain.com |website=Writenews.com |date=2000-03-01 |accessdate=2016-01-14}} and provides mathematics and kid style games.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid. A popular feature of FunBrain.com was the continuous story Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, which was published as a novel in April 2007. In August 2021, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was shut down and is no longer available to read on the website,{{Cite web |title=Funbrain Games Playground |url=https://www.kidssearch.com/Funbrain-Games.php |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=www.kidssearch.com}} though it has since been archived.
• Math Arcade The Math Arcade, a collection of 25 math related games such as Ball Hogs, Mummy Hunt, and Bumble Numbers, is a game with fairly simple basic math, with difficulty varying depending on the age of the player. This arcade is completely finished.
• Fun Arcade. The Fun Arcade is a collection of 25 fun games, though only 13 are available and currently running. It has games such as Pig Toss, Mighty Guy/Girl (depending on the gender of the player) and Planetary Pinball.
• Playground. A collection of 24 games and activities aimed at younger kids, it has significantly easier games like Helipopper and Desert Dive. It is officially known as the Mom and Kid's Playground.{{Cite web |last=Kaminski |first=Jessica |date=2024-04-10 |title=Educational Websites for Kids |url=https://brighterly.com/blog/best-educational-websites-for-kids/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Brighterly Blog |language=en-US}}
• Galactic Hot Dogs

On January 31, 2007, the site had an Alexa rating of 3,723.{{cite web |url=http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=www.funbrain.com&url=funbrain.com |title=funbrain.com Site Overview |website=Alexa.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-14 |archivedate=2023-11-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125204029/https://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=www.funbrain.com&url=funbrain.com |url-status=deviated }}

On April 4, 2009, the site had an Alexa rating of 2,259.{{cite web |url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com |title=funbrain.com Site Overview |website=Alexa.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-14 |archivedate=2016-02-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204114348/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com |url-status=deviated }}

On March 31, 2013, the site had an Alexa rating of 11,066 with a 16% bounce rate.{{cite web |url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com |title=Site Overview |website=Alexa.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-14 |archivedate=2016-02-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204114348/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com |url-status=deviated }}

On October 14, 2017, the site had an Alexa rating of 53,934 with a 75.10% bounce rate.{{cite web |url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com |title=Funbrain.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors |website=Alexa.com |date= |accessdate=2017-10-14 |archivedate=2017-10-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014234351/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com |url-status=deviated }}

On February 16, 2021, the site had an Alexa rating of 67,362 with a 51.9% bounce rate.{{Cite web|title=funbrain.com Competitive Analysis, Marketing Mix and Traffic - Alexa|url=https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.alexa.com|archivedate=2017-11-30|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130201404/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/funbrain.com|url-status=deviated}}

Funbrain is a website with no interaction with other players, limiting conversation and other adverse conditions of chatting. The site has been KidSafe certified.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023|reason= Funbrain is no longer listed on the KidSafe certification website, but might've been at some point. I just can't find the documentation for it.}}

CommonSense Media rates the site as appropriate for kids ages 7+ based on parent and child reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/funbrain |title=FunBrain Website Review |website=Commonsensemedia.org |date= |accessdate=2016-01-14}}

Funbrain does have both banner and popup ads. It also has sponsored limited time games for products such as Air Buddies, etc. and heavily pushes membership for its sister site Poptropica.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023|reason= Funbrain is no longer listed on the KidSafe certification website, but might've been at some point. I just can't find the documentation for it.}}

• "Digital Dozen" from the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education{{cite news|title=FunBrain.com: A Smart Place to Play|url=http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/1999/11/01/funbraincom-smart-place-play|accessdate=11 April 2013|newspaper=Heartlander|date=1 November 1999}}

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