Sources of news in selected countries worldwide 2020

Sources of information about news and current affairs in selected countries worldwide as of June 2020

CharacteristicTotal EMEAArgentinaAustraliaBrazilIndiaNigeriaU.S.
Printed newspapers 28% 15% 25% 16% 62% 34% 25%
Online newspapers, news websites, or apps 63% 60% 57% 66% 69% 62% 51%
Social media 55% 59% 59% 71% 82% 78% 54%
Video sharing websites online 15% 26% 14% 31% 41% 23% 14%
Online blogs or forums 13% 13% 10% 15% 35% 39% 13%
Radio 52% 41% 48% 35% 22% 54% 38%
Magazines 15% 8% 9% 14% 33% 22% 15%
Television 79% 80% 77% 79% 79% 73% 69%
Colleagues, friends, or family face-to-face 37% 34% 36% 43% 46% 38% 36%
Colleagues, friends, or family via privates messages (SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger) 29% 43% 27% 47% 60% 51% 20%
Other 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2%
I don't get any information about news or current affairs 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2%
Don't know 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsTotal EMEAArgentinaAustraliaBrazilIndiaNigeriaU.S.PrintednewspapersOnlinenewspapers,newswebsites, orappsSocial mediaVideo sharingwebsitesonlineOnline blogsor forumsRadioMagazinesTelevisionColleagues,friends, orfamily face-to-faceColleagues,friends, orfamily viaprivatesmessages(SMS,WhatsApp,FacebookMessenger)OtherI don't getanyinformationabout news orcurrent affairsDon't know
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Release date

March 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January 6 to June 18, 2020*

Age group

16-70 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Survey dates for EMEA were January 6 to March 27, 2020. Dates for non-European countries were February 12 to June 18. 2020.
Question: Where, if anywhere, do you typically get your information about news and current affairs from?

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