A 2022 survey found that younger consumers were most likely to use social media as a news source, with 50 percent of Gen Z and 44 percent of millennials reporting daily usage. By contrast, 43 percent of Boomers said that they never used social networks for news.
Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation
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Morning Consult. (October 17, 2022). Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult. (2022). Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Using Social Media as a Source of News in The United States as of August 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
Morning Consult, Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Frequency of using social media as a source of news in the United States as of August 2022, by generation [Graph], Morning Consult, October 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124159/us-generational-social-media-news/
