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Most popular news platforms in the U.S. 2018, by age group

Published by Amy Watson, Sep 19, 2018
The statistic shows the most popular news platforms among consumers in the United States as of August 2018, sorted by age group. During the survey, ten percent of surveyed U.S. adults aged 55 or above said that they got most of their news from social media, compared to 51 percent of responding Americans aged between 18 and 34 years old. Mobile news apps were also more popular with younger generations, whereas using the radio for news was similarly popular among respondents in each age group.

Most popular news platforms among consumers in the United States as of August 2018, by age group

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Release date

August 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 3 to 6, 2018

Number of respondents

1,003 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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