According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2023, around one in four respondents aged 55 years and older stated that they used KakaoTalk, a messenger app, as a source for news, making them the age group with the highest share of people to do so. The overall use of KakaoTalk as a news source reached 22 percent in 2023, making it the second most used social media or messaging platform used for accessing news behind YouTube.
Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2023, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 14, 2023). Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2023, by age group." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Rate of Using Kakaotalk for News as of February 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Rate of using KakaoTalk 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/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/