According to data from February 2023, Facebook was the most popular social network for news access in the United Kingdom, with 17 percent of respondents using the service. Twitter and YouTube ranked second and third with 13 and 10 percent of users respectively using the networks for news content.
Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2023
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 14, 2023). Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2023." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2023). Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Leading Social Networks Used Weekly for News in The United Kingdom as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2023 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/