This statistic shows the answers to a survey question regarding online news purchases, such as through subscriptions, memberships, donations or per article payments in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018. 14 percent of the respondents from Belgium indicated they paid money for online news. This is roughly the same in the Netherlands.
Have you paid for online news content, or accessed a paid for online news service in the last year? (This could be a digital subscription, combined digital/print subscription or one off payment fo ran article or app or e-edition).
Characteristic
Share of respondents who have paid for online news
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
* For this specific survey question, the surveyed markets are:
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 18, 2018). Have you paid for online news content, or accessed a paid for online news service in the last year? (This could be a digital subscription, combined digital/print subscription or one off payment fo ran article or app or e-edition). [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875674/online-news-purchases-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Have you paid for online news content, or accessed a paid for online news service in the last year? (This could be a digital subscription, combined digital/print subscription or one off payment fo ran article or app or e-edition).." Chart. June 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875674/online-news-purchases-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2018). Have you paid for online news content, or accessed a paid for online news service in the last year? (This could be a digital subscription, combined digital/print subscription or one off payment fo ran article or app or e-edition).. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875674/online-news-purchases-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Have You Paid for Online News Content, or Accessed a Paid for Online News Service in The Last Year? (This Could Be a Digital Subscription, Combined Digital/Print Subscription or One Off Payment Fo Ran Article or App or E-edition).." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875674/online-news-purchases-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Have you paid for online news content, or accessed a paid for online news service in the last year? (This could be a digital subscription, combined digital/print subscription or one off payment fo ran article or app or e-edition). Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875674/online-news-purchases-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/ (last visited January 13, 2025)
Have you paid for online news content, or accessed a paid for online news service in the last year? (This could be a digital subscription, combined digital/print subscription or one off payment fo ran article or app or e-edition). [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875674/online-news-purchases-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
