According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom in 2024, the BBC was the most popular news source among people aged 12 to 15 years,with a reach of 36 percent. This however was the net figure for the BBC as a whole including all channels and platforms from BBC One and BBC Two to the company's CBBC site and the BBC app. The social media app TikTok followed in the ranking with a reach of 30 percent, followed closely by YouTube and Instagram, which each reached one in four young teenagers in the United Kingdom.
Leading news sources among younger consumers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by reach
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Press Gazette. (September 10, 2024). Leading news sources among younger consumers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by reach [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428866/leading-news-sources-young-teenagers-uk-reach/
Press Gazette. "Leading news sources among younger consumers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by reach." Chart. September 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428866/leading-news-sources-young-teenagers-uk-reach/
Press Gazette. (2024). Leading news sources among younger consumers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by reach. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428866/leading-news-sources-young-teenagers-uk-reach/
Press Gazette. "Leading News Sources among Younger Consumers in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Reach." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428866/leading-news-sources-young-teenagers-uk-reach/
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Leading news sources among younger consumers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by reach [Graph], Press Gazette, September 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1428866/leading-news-sources-young-teenagers-uk-reach/