1. Americans’ experiences with social media news influencers
We looked at the experiences and attitudes of the 21% of U.S. adults who regularly get news from news influencers on social media.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
We looked at the experiences and attitudes of the 21% of U.S. adults who regularly get news from news influencers on social media.
At least half of Black podcast listeners regularly listen to podcasts about entertainment and pop culture; self-help and relationships; comedy; and money and finance.
This study takes a close look at key characteristics of podcasts. It is a part of Pew Research Center’s examination of the role of podcasts in the news and information environment in the U.S. Researchers conducted an audit of 451 “top-ranked podcasts,” which are English-language podcasts that appeared on top podcast charts regularly in the […]
Many Americans use social media for news: About a fifth or more regularly get news on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
A declining share of U.S. adults are following the news closely, and audiences are shrinking for several older types of news media.
About eight-in-ten Americans ages 12 and older listen to terrestrial radio in a given week.
About half of adults in the United States (49%) say they have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months, according to the new survey. This finding follows previous Pew Research Center analyses showing that podcast listening has steadily increased throughout the past decade. One-in-five podcast listeners – which is about 10% of all […]
Two-thirds of adults who have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months say they have ever heard news discussed on those podcasts. Put another way, a third of all U.S. adults have been exposed to at least some news through a podcast they listen to. Many podcast listeners hear news through one or […]
Younger adults in the United States often use digital devices and media at higher rates than older adults, and they are much more inclined than their elders to engage with podcasts. Two-thirds of adults under 30 say they have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months, as do almost six-in-ten respondents ages of […]
There are broad similarities between the two major political parties in the United States in terms of the share who are listening to podcasts. But once there, Republicans and Democrats often have quite different experiences. Just under half of Republicans and independents who lean Republican (46%) say they have listened to a podcast in the […]
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