News-related user behavior on social media APAC 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 18, 2024
According to a survey from November 2020, 54 percent of respondents in the Asia Pacific region who got their news from social media, check their news sources, while 19 percent share news without verifying whether they were true. Based on the same survey, 71 percent of social media users in Asia Pacific got their news from social media.

News-related user behavior on social media in Asia Pacific in 2020

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Release date

January 2021

Region

APAC

Survey time period

November 2020

Number of respondents

1,240 respondents

Age group

18-65 years

Special properties

working professionals from Australia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam who are active on social media

Method of interview

Online survey

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