According to a survey held in the United States in August 2022, streaming services were a popular news source, with over 20 percent of all adults using them for news on a daily basis. For millennials the share rose to 32 percent, making this generation the most likely to use streaming services for news very regularly.
Frequency of using streaming services as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022, by generation
Characteristic
Daily
A few times per week
Once per week
A few times per month
Once per month
Less often than once per month
Never
Generation Z
23%
19%
8%
11%
5%
7%
28%
Millennials
32%
17%
7%
8%
3%
6%
27%
Generation X
23%
17%
7%
9%
2%
7%
35%
Baby Boomers
16%
13%
3%
7%
2%
6%
52%
Total adults
23%
16%
6%
8%
3%
7%
38%
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Morning Consult. (October 17, 2022). Frequency of using streaming services as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383901/streaming-services-news-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of using streaming services as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022, by generation." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383901/streaming-services-news-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult. (2022). Frequency of using streaming services as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383901/streaming-services-news-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult. "Frequency of Using Streaming Services as a Source of News among Adults in The United States as of August 2022, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383901/streaming-services-news-usage-frequency/
Morning Consult, Frequency of using streaming services as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383901/streaming-services-news-usage-frequency/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Frequency of using streaming services as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022, by generation [Graph], Morning Consult, October 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383901/streaming-services-news-usage-frequency/
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