In 2023, 73 percent of Finns used WhatsApp for reading, watching, sharing or discussing news. Female respondents used WhatsApp for following the news more often than male respondents in Finland. However, the third most popular platform YouTube was more commonly used by men. Other commonly used social media platforms among all respondents included Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender
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Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. (June 30, 2023). Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. "Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. (2023). Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. "Share of Social Media Platforms Used for Following, Sharing and Discussing News in Finland in 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö, Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2023, by gender [Graph], Media-alan tutkimussäätiö, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/