The statistic presents information on the share of news consumers using select social networks for news on a weekly basis in the United States as of February 2019. During the survey period it was found that Facebook was the most popular social platform for news with 39 percent saying that they used the site weekly to get their news. Second was YouTube with 20 percent of respondents using the video platform for news, followed by Twitter and Facebook Messenger.
Leading social networks used for news in the U.S. 2019
Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United States as of February 2019
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 11, 2019). Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United States as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 16, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444708/social-networks-used-for-news-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United States as of February 2019." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 16, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444708/social-networks-used-for-news-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2019). Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United States as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 16, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444708/social-networks-used-for-news-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading Social Networks Used Weekly for News in The United States as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444708/social-networks-used-for-news-usa/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United States as of February 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444708/social-networks-used-for-news-usa/ (last visited December 16, 2019)