This statistic shows the percentage of individuals in the European Union who used the internet to read online news sites, newspapers or news magazines from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, 61 percent of all individuals used the internet in this way, but usage was higher among those who used the internet within the last three months, at 70 percent.
Share of individuals reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the European Union (EU 28) from 2013 to 2017
Characteristic
All individuals
Individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months
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Eurostat. (March 13, 2019). Share of individuals reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the European Union (EU 28) from 2013 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385997/online-news-consumption-in-the-eu/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Eurostat. "Share of individuals reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the European Union (EU 28) from 2013 to 2017." Chart. March 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385997/online-news-consumption-in-the-eu/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Eurostat. (2019). Share of individuals reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the European Union (EU 28) from 2013 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385997/online-news-consumption-in-the-eu/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Eurostat. "Share of Individuals Reading Online News Sites, Newspapers or News Magazines in The European Union (Eu 28) from 2013 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385997/online-news-consumption-in-the-eu/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Eurostat, Share of individuals reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the European Union (EU 28) from 2013 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385997/online-news-consumption-in-the-eu/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 12, 2025)
Share of individuals reading online news sites, newspapers or news magazines in the European Union (EU 28) from 2013 to 2017 [Graph], Eurostat, March 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385997/online-news-consumption-in-the-eu/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed