As reported by a survey conducted in 2024 on digital news consumption, over 70 percent of respondents from India stated that they sourced their news online, which included social media, making it a popular form of accessing news. In comparison, 40 percent of respondents stated that they used print media as a news source during that period.
Share of sources used to access news across India in 2024
The source states that the data for the Indian market is not to be interpreted as nationally representative since it was not possible to reach other groups within the national population using an online survey.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 24, 2024). Share of sources used to access news across India in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026215/india-primary-news-sources/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of sources used to access news across India in 2024." Chart. June 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026215/india-primary-news-sources/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of sources used to access news across India in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026215/india-primary-news-sources/
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