A 2022 survey found that younger consumers were most likely to use social media as a news source, with 50 percent of Gen Z and 44 percent of millennials reporting daily usage. By contrast, 43 percent of Boomers said that they never used social networks for news.
Frequency of using social media as a news source in the United States as of February 2022, by generation
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Morning Consult. (February 28, 2022). Frequency of using social media as a news source in the United States as of February 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of using social media as a news source in the United States as of February 2022, by generation." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult. (2022). Frequency of using social media as a news source in the United States as of February 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Using Social Media as a News Source in The United States as of February 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult, Frequency of using social media as a news source in the United States as of February 2022, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/ (last visited August 14, 2022)