Social media sites frequently used for news U.S. 2020-2022

Published by
Amy Watson,
Nov 29, 2022
A study held in 2022 revealed that 53 percent of Twitter users regularly used Twitter for news. By contrast, users of major platforms Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube were less inclined to get their news from those sites, though the least popular social media site for news among its users was WhatsApp.

Share of social media users who regularly get news from selected social media sites in the United States in 2020 and 2022

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Release date

October 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020 and 2022

Number of respondents

12,147 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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