In the United Kingdom in 2021, 60 percent of respondents reported that they watched news on television in the last week. However, the most popular way to access news content was online, with 74 percent of respondents in 2021 accessing news content either through social media, or otherwise online.
Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2021
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2021." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of People Using The following Sources of News Weekly in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2018 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 05, 2022)