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Leading online news brands in the U.S. 2019
Share of consumers who have used selected global online news brands to access news in the last week in the United States as of February 2019
by Amy Watson,
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Jul 1, 2019
This statistic shows the share of consumers who have used selected global news brands to access news in the last week in the United States as of February 2019. The findings show that 15 percent of respondents indicated that they consumed online news from BuzzFeed, compared to 17 percent who said that they had used The New York Times' website for news in the last week. The most popular online news brand was Yahoo! News, followed by Fox and CNN.
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by Amy Watson,
last edited
Jul 1, 2019
This statistic shows the share of consumers who have used selected global news brands to access news in the last week in the United States as of February 2019. The findings show that 15 percent of respondents indicated that they consumed online news from BuzzFeed, compared to 17 percent who said that they had used The New York Times' website for news in the last week. The most popular online news brand was Yahoo! News, followed by Fox and CNN.
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- United States
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- February 2019
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- 2,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Question: Which of the following brands have you used to access news online in the last week (via websites, apps, social media, and other forms of internet access)?
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- United States
- Survey time period
- February 2019
- Number of respondents
- 2,000 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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- Question: Which of the following brands have you used to access news online in the last week (via websites, apps, social media, and other forms of internet access)?
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