Gateways to online news in the UK 2021, by demographic group
According to a 2021 survey in the United Kingdom, 64 percent of respondents who used the internet (but not social media) for news said they go directly to the website or app of a news provider. The 16 to 24-year-old age group were much more likely than over 65s to go to a search engine and search for a news story.