Only 7 percent of male respondents in South Korea stated they used Twitter as a news source according to a survey conducted in early 2021. Female respondents also largely did not use Twitter for news, with only 6 percent stating that they did use it as a news source.
Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news in 2021, by gender
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987259/south-korea-twitter-use-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news in 2021, by gender." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987259/south-korea-twitter-use-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987259/south-korea-twitter-use-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Used Twitter for News in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987259/south-korea-twitter-use-news-by-gender/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news in 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987259/south-korea-twitter-use-news-by-gender/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Share of South Koreans who used Twitter for news in 2021, by gender [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987259/south-korea-twitter-use-news-by-gender/