A global study found that the number of referrals to news and media sites from Facebook fell from 2.3 billion in December 2022 to as low as 1.2 billion in November 2023, marking a 48 percent decline year on year. X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram also saw decreases in aggregate traffic to news and media properties.
Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023
(in millions)
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (January 9, 2024). Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440892/change-in-traffic-to-news-sites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440892/change-in-traffic-to-news-sites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440892/change-in-traffic-to-news-sites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Year over Year Change in Number of Referrals to News Media Websites from Selected Social Media Networks Worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440892/change-in-traffic-to-news-sites-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440892/change-in-traffic-to-news-sites-worldwide/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Year over year change in number of referrals to news media websites from selected social media networks worldwide from December 2022 to November 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, January 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440892/change-in-traffic-to-news-sites-worldwide/
