As of February 2024, less than 40 percent of internet users surveyed in Mexico and aged 55 years and over said they accessed news on WhatsApp. Among respondents from the 18-24 age group, the share stood at 18 percent. The reliance on Facebook as a news source in Mexico was also lower among internet users aged 18 to 24.
Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Mexico as of February 2024, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Mexico as of February 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982025/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-mexico-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Mexico as of February 2024, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982025/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-mexico-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Mexico as of February 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982025/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-mexico-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of News Consumers Who Used Whatsapp as a Source of News in Mexico as of February 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982025/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-mexico-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Mexico as of February 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982025/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-mexico-age-group/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Mexico as of February 2024, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982025/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-mexico-age-group/