According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2023, nine percent of South Koreans between the age of 18 and 24 years stated they used Twitter for news. This makes them the age demographic with the highest Twitter usage for news. Overall, only four percent of South Koreans accessed news via Twitter that year.
Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news as of February 2023, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 14, 2023). Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news as of February 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987257/south-korea-twitter-use-for-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news as of February 2023, by age group." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987257/south-korea-twitter-use-for-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news as of February 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987257/south-korea-twitter-use-for-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Used Twitter for News as of February 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987257/south-korea-twitter-use-for-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news as of February 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987257/south-korea-twitter-use-for-news-by-age/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news as of February 2023, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987257/south-korea-twitter-use-for-news-by-age/