As of February 2024, more than half of internet users (55 percent) surveyed in Colombia and aged 55 years and over stated that they accessed news content through WhatsApp. Among respondents from the 18-24 age group, the share stood below 20 percent. That same year, the website of El Tiempo was the leading online news brand in Colombia.
Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Colombia as of February 2024, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Colombia as of February 2024, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276442/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-colombia-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Colombia as of February 2024, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276442/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-colombia-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Colombia as of February 2024, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276442/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-colombia-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of News Consumers Who Used Whatsapp as a Source of News in Colombia as of February 2024, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276442/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-colombia-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Colombia as of February 2024, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276442/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-colombia-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Colombia as of February 2024, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276442/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-colombia-age-group/