Amy Watson
Research expert covering news and publishing
Detailed statistics
Social media as a news outlet worldwide 2023
Detailed statistics
Social media as a news outlet worldwide 2023
Detailed statistics
News access in selected countries worldwide 2023, by type
Leading social media platforms for news consumption in Hungary 2023
Leading social media platforms and messaging applications for news consumption in Hungary in 2023
Negatives of getting news on social media in the U.S. 2018-2023
Main reasons adults dislike getting news on social media in the United States in 2018 and 2023
Positives of getting news on social media in the U.S. 2018-2023
Main reasons adults like getting news on social media as of October 2023
Most used social media and messaging platforms for news consumption in Romania 2022
Most used social media and messaging platforms for news consumption in Romania in 2022
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news consumption in Portugal 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news consumption in Portugal in 2023
Social media news consumption among children United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by age group
Most used social media sites for news among children in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by age group
Trust in news shared on social media in the U.S. 2023
Level of trust in news shared on selected social media platforms in the United States as of April 2023
Social media news' penetration rate in Japan FY 2022, by age group
Share of people who use news of social media in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by age group
Weekly reach of social media as news source in Finland 2016-2023
Weekly reach of social media as news source in Finland from 2016 to 2023
Social media news' penetration rate in Japan FY 2022, by gender
Share of people who use news of social media in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by gender
Social media news' penetration rate in Japan FY 2014-2022
Share of people who use news of social media in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022
Frequency of social media news consumption in the U.S. 2020-2022
Frequency of news consumption via social media among adults in the United States from 2020 to 2022
News topics most access on social media worldwide 2023, by network
News topics paid most attention to among social media news users worldwide as of February 2023, by network
Social network usage for news access worldwide 2019-2023
Share of consumers who used selected social media networks to access news in the last week worldwide from 2019 to 2023
Social media as a news outlet worldwide 2023
Share of adults who use social media as a source of news in selected countries worldwide as of February 2023
Social media platform news usage in the UK 2023, by news type
Most accessed types of news on social media in the United Kingdom in 2023, by platform
Social media services used to share news in Australia 2023
Social media services used to share news in Australia in 2023
Social media as the main news source in Finland 2023, by age group
Social media and blogs as the main sources of news in Finland in 2023, by age group
Social media news consumption frequency in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by ethnicity
Leading social media platforms for news Thailand 2023
Leading social media platforms for news in Thailand in 2023
Social media sites frequently used for news U.S. 2020-2023
Share of social media users who regularly get news from selected social media sites in the United States from 2020 to 2023
Share of social media platforms used for following news in Finland 2023, by age group
Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by age group
Leading social media brands for news in Nigeria 2023
Main social media platforms used for news in Nigeria in 2023
Social media platforms used for following news in Finland 2023, by gender
Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender
Top news sources global audiences pay most attention to on social media 2023
Leading sources audiences pay the most attention to when consuming news on social networks worldwide as of February 2023
Most used social media channels as news source Philippines 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for consuming news in the Philippines in 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Turkey 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Turkey in 2023
Social media platform usage for news South Korea 2023, by age
Rate of using social media platforms for news as of February 2023, by age group
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Finland 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Finland in 2023
Trust in social media for news Australia 2023
Trust in social media and messaging sources for news in Australia in 2023
Most used social media channels as news source Indonesia 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for consuming news in Indonesia as of February 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Sweden 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Sweden in 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Denmark 2023
Leading social media and messaging platforms for news in Denmark in 2023
Decline in aggregate social media traffic to news sites worldwide 2022-2023
Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in millions)
Social media used for news in the Netherlands 2017-2023
Leading social media brands for news in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2023
Consumption frequency of news from social media in the U.S. 2022, by generation
Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation
Leading news channels India FY 2023, by social media engagement
Leading news channels in India in fiscal year 2023, by social media engagement (in million actions)
Using social media as a news source in Singapore 2022, by age group
Share of people who use social media as a news source in Singapore as of April 2022, by age group
Most used social media for political news Gen Z and millennials in the U.S. 2022
Most used social media platforms to get news about national politics and government among Gen Z and millennials in the United States as of June 2022
Most popular social media in China Q3 2023
Monthly usage of major social media platforms in China as of 3rd quarter 2023
Top social media for news in Italy 2023
Preferred social media and messaging apps to read news in Italy as of February 2023
Social networks used for news in Mexico 2023
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Mexico as of February 2023
Social networks used for news in Brazil 2023
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Brazil as of February 2023
Social networks used for news in Chile 2023
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Chile as of February 2023
Social networks used for consuming news in Argentina 2023
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Argentina as of February 2023
Social networks used for news in Peru 2023
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Peru as of February 2023
Social networks used for news in Colombia 2023
Leading social networks used weekly for news in Colombia as of February 2023
Social media as a source of news in the U.S. 2020-2022
Share of adults getting their news from social media sites in the United States from 2020 to 2022
Leading social networks used for news in the U.S. 2019-2023
Leading social networks used for news in the United States from 2019 to 2023
Ways children fact-check social media news United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by age group
Most likely actions children would take to check the reliability of news on social media sites or apps in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by age group
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