What is Poptropica?

Poptropica is an online game, targeted at children ages 6 to 15, where players can travel, play games, compete in head-to-head competition, and communicate safely with each other. There is a role-playing component as players are encouraged to finish "island missions" and get medallions. Poptropica was developed by the Family Education Network[1], a division of Pearson, which also owns kids’ site FunBrain.com. Poptropica has an Alexa Internet rating of 2,166.[2] Its official launch date was in September 2007. It now has over 75 million registered users, 35 million of which are in the 15-25 age group