The share of internet users reading news online in the European Union saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 63.62 percent. Still, 2022 marked the second consecutive decline of the share of online news readers.
Share of individuals in the European Union (EU-27) reading news online from 2013 to 2022
Characteristic
Share of individuals
2022
63.62%
2021b
64.27%
2020e
65.5%
2019
61.8%
2017
59.5%
2016
56.32%
2015
52.72%
2014
51.44%
2013
46.84%
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Supplementary notes
b: Break in time series. e: Estimated value. The aim of the European ICT surveys is the timely provision of statistics on individuals and households on the use of Information and Communication Technologies at European level. Data coverage corresponds to Dataset [ISOC_BDE15CUA] code [I_IHIF] of the (Information and Communication Technologies) survey.
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Eurostat. (March 7, 2023). Share of individuals in the European Union (EU-27) reading news online from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237728/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news/
Eurostat. "Share of individuals in the European Union (EU-27) reading news online from 2013 to 2022." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237728/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news/
Eurostat. (2023). Share of individuals in the European Union (EU-27) reading news online from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237728/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news/
Eurostat. "Share of Individuals in The European Union (Eu-27) Reading News Online from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237728/european-union-internet-users-reading-online-news/
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