The statistic presents ways U.S. newspaper readers used to access newspaper content online in 2012. During the NAA survey, 39 percent of respondents stated they usually used a newspaper app.
When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app?
n = 953 (respondents who use news apps on their smartphone or tablet)
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
The original question posed by the source was: "When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app, or do you use both about equally?"
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NAA. (April 11, 2012). When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237284/ways-to-access-newspaper-content-online-in-the-us/
NAA. "When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app?." Chart. April 11, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237284/ways-to-access-newspaper-content-online-in-the-us/
NAA. (2012). When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237284/ways-to-access-newspaper-content-online-in-the-us/
NAA. "When Accessing News Websites on Your Mobile Device or Tablet, Do You Usually Go to The Website from Your Browser, or Use a News App?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237284/ways-to-access-newspaper-content-online-in-the-us/
NAA, When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237284/ways-to-access-newspaper-content-online-in-the-us/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
When accessing news websites on your mobile device or tablet, do you usually go to the website from your browser, or use a news app? [Graph], NAA, April 11, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237284/ways-to-access-newspaper-content-online-in-the-us/
