This statistic shows the answers to a survey question regarding the social media brands used for news in the Netherlands in 2017 to 2021. In the Netherlands, the use of Facebook for news decreased between 2017 and 2021. By contrast, the use of WhatsApp Messenger increased. As of 2021, the number of Facebook users in the Netherlands reached a number of approximately 10 million.
Leading social media brands for news in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2021
Internet users; data were weighted to targets based on census/industry accepted data on age, gender, and region to represent the total population of each country. The sample is reflective of the population that has access to the internet.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey. The source does not provide information regarding multiple answering options or regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 18, 2021). Leading social media brands for news in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875669/social-media-used-for-news-in-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading social media brands for news in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2021." Chart. June 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875669/social-media-used-for-news-in-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Leading social media brands for news in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875669/social-media-used-for-news-in-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading Social Media Brands for News in The Netherlands from 2017 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875669/social-media-used-for-news-in-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Leading social media brands for news in the Netherlands from 2017 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875669/social-media-used-for-news-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
