Americans are following the news less closely than they used to
In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time, but that share fell to 36% in 2025.
The Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report was made possible with support from the Trusts and from the People & Voices Initiative. This report was written by Kiana Cox, senior researcher; Khadijah Edwards, research associate; Carolyne Im, research analyst; and Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and […]