Share of sources of news in Africa 2022, by social media platform

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Sep 6, 2023
As of 2022, Facebook was the main social media platform used by internet users to access the news across Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. A representative average of 59 percent of online users in Africa used this social network for news, followed by WhatsApp and YouTube.

Distribution of social media platforms used as news sources by internet users in Africa in 2022

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Release date

2022

Region

Africa

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

6,057 respondents

Supplementary notes

The following survey question was asked: "Which, if any, of the following have you used for news in the last week?".

The average for Africa is based on samples from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. Only English speaking respondents in South Africa and Nigeria were considered.

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