According to the results of a study looking at social media news consumption in the United States in 2022, the majority of Facebook news users were aged 30 to 49 years old, whereas 13 percent were aged 65 or above. Facebook news users also skewed female, white, and with high school education or less.
Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2022, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (September 20, 2022). Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290676/facebook-news-consumers-by-age-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2022, by age group." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290676/facebook-news-consumers-by-age-usa/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290676/facebook-news-consumers-by-age-usa/
Pew Research Center. "Distribution of Facebook News Consumers in The United States as of August 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290676/facebook-news-consumers-by-age-usa/
Pew Research Center, Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290676/facebook-news-consumers-by-age-usa/ (last visited December 10, 2024)
Distribution of Facebook news consumers in the United States as of August 2022, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290676/facebook-news-consumers-by-age-usa/