Social media sites by portion of users who regularly get news there
% of each social media site’s users who say they regularly get news there
Note: The other response option was “No, I don’t regularly get news on this.” Only respondents who indicated that they use each site were asked if they regularly get news there.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 24-30, 2026.
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Social media sites by portion of users who regularly get news there
% of each social media site’s users who say they regularly get news there
| YouTube | TikTok | X (Twitter) | Nextdoor | Rumble | Truth Social | Bluesky | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 59 | 42 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| 2021 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| 2022 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 53 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 10 | |||
| 2023 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 38 | 28 | 17 | 12 | |||
| 2024 | 48 | 37 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 57 | |
| 2025 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 49 | 55 | 38 | |
| 2026 | 57 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 57 | 35 | 45 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 55 | 39 |
Note: The other response option was “No, I don’t regularly get news on this.” Only respondents who indicated that they use each site were asked if they regularly get news there.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 24-30, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
