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Consumption frequency of news from social media in the U.S. 2022, by generation

Published by
Amy Watson,
Mar 23, 2022
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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Release date

February 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 9 to 10, 2022

Number of respondents

2,210 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: How often do you turn to the following sources for news? Social media

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