News consumption on social media U.S. by generation 2022 | Statista

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 source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation

Characteristic	Daily	A few times per week	Once per week	A few times per month	Once per month	Less than once per month	Never
Generation Z	50%	20%	6%	6%	2%	4%	11%
Millennials	45%	20%	8%	7%	3%	5%	12%
Generation X	39%	16%	6%	8%	1%	6%	23%
Boomers	24%	11%	4%	6%	2%	6%	48%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 11 to 17, 2022

Number of respondents

4,421 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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

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