According to a survey conducted in early 2023, 14 percent of X (formerly Twitter) users in the United States and Brazil had used the platform in the last week for news. Overall, 13 percent of users in the United Kingdom had also utilized the platform for news. In 2020, X was used by 17 percent of users in the United States and Brazil for news, indicating an overall decline in reliance for news stories over the past three years.
Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in selected countries who used the service for news in the last week from 2014 to 2023
Characteristic
US
UK
Germany
France
Australia
Brazil
2023
14%
13%
5%
8%
12%
14%
2022
11%
13%
4%
9%
11%
13%
2021
14%
16%
6%
10%
9%
12%
2020
17%
14%
6%
9%
10%
17%
2019
15%
14%
5%
9%
9%
15%
2018
14%
14%
5%
9%
10%
14%
2017
15%
12%
4%
9%
8%
12%
2016
10%
12%
4%
8%
8%
13%
2015
11%
14%
4%
8%
7%
15%
2014
8%
12%
3%
7%
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13%
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Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Survey time period
2014 to 2023
Number of respondents
12,000 respondents
Special properties
2,000 in each country: US, UK, Germany, France, Australia and Brazil
Supplementary notes
Original question: Which, if any, of the following have you used for any purpose/for finding, reading, watching, sharing or discussing news in the last week? Please select all that apply.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (October 25, 2023). Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in selected countries who used the service for news in the last week from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428378/weekly-x-twitter-users-selected-markets/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in selected countries who used the service for news in the last week from 2014 to 2023." Chart. October 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428378/weekly-x-twitter-users-selected-markets/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in selected countries who used the service for news in the last week from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428378/weekly-x-twitter-users-selected-markets/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of X (Formerly Twitter) Users in Selected Countries Who Used The Service for News in The Last Week from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428378/weekly-x-twitter-users-selected-markets/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in selected countries who used the service for news in the last week from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428378/weekly-x-twitter-users-selected-markets/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 25, 2025)
Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in selected countries who used the service for news in the last week from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428378/weekly-x-twitter-users-selected-markets/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
