News use across social media platforms
Here's a breakdown of news use across different social media platforms:
Facebook:
- 70% of adults in the US get their news from Facebook (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 44% of Facebook users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- Facebook is the most popular platform for news consumption among adults aged 18-29 (Pew Research Center, 2020)
Twitter:
- 34% of adults in the US get their news from Twitter (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 22% of Twitter users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- Twitter is more popular among younger adults (18-29) for news consumption (Pew Research Center, 2020)
Instagram:
- 27% of adults in the US get their news from Instagram (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 15% of Instagram users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- Instagram is more popular among younger adults (18-29) for news consumption (Pew Research Center, 2020)
YouTube:
- 22% of adults in the US get their news from YouTube (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 12% of YouTube users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- YouTube is more popular among adults aged 30-49 for news consumption (Pew Research Center, 2020)
Reddit:
- 14% of adults in the US get their news from Reddit (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 7% of Reddit users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- Reddit is more popular among adults aged 18-29 for news consumption (Pew Research Center, 2020)
TikTok:
- 12% of adults in the US get their news from TikTok (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 5% of TikTok users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- TikTok is more popular among younger adults (18-29) for news consumption (Pew Research Center, 2020)
Snapchat:
- 9% of adults in the US get their news from Snapchat (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- 4% of Snapchat users get news from the platform daily (Pew Research Center, 2020)
- Snapchat is more popular among younger adults (18-29) for news consumption (Pew Research Center, 2020)
It's worth noting that these numbers are based on a survey conducted in 2020, and news consumption habits may have changed since then. Additionally, these figures are based on adults in the US, and news consumption habits may vary across different countries and demographics.