Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Consolidation of Subsidiaries

The financial statements include the accounts of the Company’s subsidiaries:

Company	Registered	% Owned
Shoal Media (Canada) Inc.	British Columbia, Canada		100	%
Kidoz Ltd.	Israel		100	%
Prado Media Ltd. (formerly Rooplay Media Ltd.)	British Columbia, Canada		100	%
Rooplay Media Kenya Limited	Kenya		100	%
Shoal Media Inc.	Anguilla		100	%
Shoal Games (UK) Plc	United Kingdom		99	%
Shoal Media (UK) Ltd.	United Kingdom		100	%

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life

Equipment and computers	3 years
Furniture and fixtures	5 years

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Option

The fair value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

	2022			2021			2020
Expected dividend yield		-			-			-
Volatility		90.20	%		107.06	%		123	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.57	%		0.52	%		0.32	%
Expected life of options		5 years			5 years			5 years
Forfeiture rate		5	%		5	%		5	%

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Period

The Company identified the following intangible assets in the acquisition of Kidoz Ltd. Finite life intangible assets are recorded at historical cost less accumulated amortization based on their estimated useful life and any impairment is determined in accordance with ASC 360. The Company does not have any indefinite life intangible assets. Amortization is provided for annually on the straight-line method over the following periods:

	Amortization period
Ad Tech technology	5 years
Kidoz OS technology	3 years
Customer relationships	8 years

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The income (loss) per share data for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are summarized as follows:

	2022			2021			2020
(Loss) Income for the year	$	(1,347,113	)	$	(190,321	)	$	103,971
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding		131,481,983			131,340,989			131,124,989
Basic and diluted (loss) income per common share outstanding	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.00	)		0.00