Social Media and News Fact Sheet
Many Americans use social media for news: About a fifth or more regularly get news on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Many Americans use social media for news: About a fifth or more regularly get news on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
The median age of regular news consumers ranges from 39 for Univision to 63 for Newsmax.
Americans increasingly have been turning to TikTok – both in general and for news – even as the app faces an uncertain future in the United States.
This study explores the makeup of the social media news influencer universe, including who they are, what content they create and who their audiences are.
About one-in-five U.S. adults say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, and this is especially common among younger adults.
We share the “why” and “how” behind our use of an online discussion board as a qualitative research method.
Podcasts are playing a bigger role in Americans’ news diets. Around a third of U.S. adults say they get news from podcasts at least sometimes.
Four-in-ten Americans who get news from social media say inaccuracy is the thing they dislike most about it – an increase of 9 percentage points since 2018.
Many TikTok accounts mix in news with a variety of other topics, from celebrity gossip to jokes and memes.
How Americans get news continues to evolve as platforms emerge, like AI chatbots and email newsletters. Find out how often they get news from digital devices.
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