News consumption across digital platforms, over time
% of U.S. adults who say they get news from …
Note: Other response options were “Rarely” and “Never.” Refer to the data tab for all response option results. Respondents who do not use the internet did not receive the item about digital devices; they are included with those who said “Never.”
Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Aug. 24-30, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
News consumption across digital platforms, over time
% of U.S. adults who say they get news from …
| Year | News websites or apps, often/sometimes | News websites or apps, rarely | News websites or apps, never | Search, often/sometimes | Search, rarely | Search, never | Social media, often/sometimes | Social media, rarely | Social media, never | Podcasts, often/sometimes | Podcasts, rarely | Podcasts, never | Email newsletters, often/sometimes | Email newsletters, rarely | Email newsletters, never | AI chatbots, often/sometimes | AI chatbots, rarely | AI chatbots, never |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 68% | 16% | 15% | 65% | 20% | 15% | 53% | 18% | 29% | 22% | 24% | 53% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 66 | 17 | 18 | 63 | 19 | 18 | 48 | 19 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 63 | 19 | 18 | 60 | 22 | 18 | 50 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 71 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 19 | 15 | 54 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 65 | 18 | 17 | 63 | 21 | 15 | 53 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 16 | 75 |
| 2026 | 66 | 18 | 16 | 70 | 19 | 11 | 59 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 65 |
Note: Other response options were “Rarely” and “Never.” Refer to the data tab for all response option results. Respondents who do not use the internet did not receive the item about digital devices; they are included with those who said “Never.”
Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted Aug. 24-30, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
