As of February 2021, phones were the most popular device with which people in the United Kingdom accessed online news content with. Nearly 70 percent of respondents accessed news online using their phone, 43 via desktop, and 24 percent on tablets.
Devices used for online news consumption in the United Kingdom as of February 2021
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 23, 2021). Devices used for online news consumption in the United Kingdom as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943574/online-news-accessing-by-device-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Devices used for online news consumption in the United Kingdom as of February 2021." Chart. June 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943574/online-news-accessing-by-device-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2021). Devices used for online news consumption in the United Kingdom as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943574/online-news-accessing-by-device-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Devices Used for Online News Consumption in The United Kingdom as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943574/online-news-accessing-by-device-uk/
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