During the coronavirus outbreak, national news on radio and television were the used news media in Sweden. According to a survey conducted from April to June 2020, 80 percent of respondents consumed those broadcast news at least three days a week. By comparison, in the fourth quarter of 2019, the share amounted to 73 percent. The media with the highest increase within this period were the broadcasters' website svt.se, sr.se, and tv4.se, at 27 percent. Contrastingly, social media recorded the largest decline, at ten percent.
Share of population consuming news before and during the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by type of news
September to December 2019; April 14 to June 28, 2020
Number of respondents
2,549 respondents*
Age group
16-85 years
Special properties
use of news at least three days per week
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
* Refers to the survey period in 2020. The number of respondents in 2019 amounted to 10,068.
** Incl. Rapport, Aktuellt, TV4 Nyheterna, SR Ekot, news on SR P3.
*** Incl. Sveriges Radio P4, local news on SVT.
**** Incl. Aftonbladet TV in 2020.
Apart from postal questionnaire, it was possible to answer the question via online survey.
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SOM-institutet. (October 16, 2020). Share of population consuming news before and during the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by type of news [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180619/share-of-news-consumers-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. "Share of population consuming news before and during the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by type of news." Chart. October 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180619/share-of-news-consumers-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. (2020). Share of population consuming news before and during the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by type of news. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180619/share-of-news-consumers-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet. "Share of Population Consuming News before and during The Coronavirus Outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by Type of News." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180619/share-of-news-consumers-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-sweden/
SOM-institutet, Share of population consuming news before and during the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by type of news Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180619/share-of-news-consumers-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-sweden/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of population consuming news before and during the coronavirus outbreak in Sweden in 2019 and 2020, by type of news [Graph], SOM-institutet, October 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1180619/share-of-news-consumers-during-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-sweden/
