In the United Kingdom in 2024, 50 percent of respondents reported that they watched news on television in the last week. However, the most popular way to access news content was online, with 73 percent of respondents in 2024 accessing news content either through social media or elsewhere on the internet.
Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024
Characteristic
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Print
36%
36%
22%
15%
17%
14%
14%
Social media
39%
40%
39%
41%
38%
38%
37%
Television
66%
71%
55%
60%
53%
52%
50%
Online*
74%
75%
77%
74%
73%
74%
73%
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* Online includes social media. ** Base varied: n (2018) = 2,117; n (2019) = 2,023; n (2020) = 2,011, n(2021)=2,039 , n(2022) = 2,410, n(2023) = 2,107, n(2024)=2,017
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of People Using The following Sources of News Weekly in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2018 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
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