According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2023, around 14 percent of respondents aged between 25 and 34 years stated that they used Facebook to access news. Overall, 10 percent of respondents accessed news via Facebook that year.
Share of South Koreans who used Facebook 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 Facebook for news as of February 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982059/south-korea-facebook-use-for-news-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who used Facebook for news as of February 2023, by age group." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982059/south-korea-facebook-use-for-news-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Share of South Koreans who used Facebook for news as of February 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982059/south-korea-facebook-use-for-news-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Used Facebook for News as of February 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982059/south-korea-facebook-use-for-news-by-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who used Facebook for news as of February 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982059/south-korea-facebook-use-for-news-by-age-group/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Share of South Koreans who used Facebook 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/982059/south-korea-facebook-use-for-news-by-age-group/