Frequency of online news sharing on social media in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018

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Amy Watson
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Jan 12, 2021
This graph shows how often UK social media users shared news on social media. One in five (20.6 percent) shared news on social media at least once a week. 69 percent of respondents didn't share any news on social media in the month before the survey was conducted.

How often do you share news on social media?*

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Statistic: How often do you share news on social media?*

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Release date

May 2019

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

July 5–16, 2018

Number of respondents

1,903 respondents

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Online sample representative of the UK adult population, based on key demographic variables such as age, gender, and region of residence". A screening question was used to filter out respondents who had never used at least one of the following social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp

* Respondents were asked "Some people like to share news about politics on social media. Over the last month, approximately how often did you share news on social media?"

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