Engagement with news in the U.S. 2016-2022

Published by
Amy Watson,
Apr 26, 2024
News audiences in the United States have, overall, reduced their engagement with news since 2016. In that year, 51 percent of adults said that they followed the news all or most of the time, a figure which by 2022 had dropped to 38 percent. In the same time period, the percentage of adults who said they hardly ever followed the news almost doubled.

Level of engagement with news in the United States from 2016 to 2022

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Release date

October 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2022

Number of respondents

12,147*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Refers to 2022 survey.
Survey dates varied by year.

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