Social network usage for news access worldwide 2019-2024

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jun 26, 2024
In 2024, Facebook remained the most popular social media network for news worldwide, with 26 percent of respondents to a survey held in February that year saying that they had used the platform for news in the last week. Usage decreased however from previous years, whereas TikTok news consumption is on the up and was eight times higher in 2024 than in 2020.

Share of consumers who used selected social media networks to access news in the last week worldwide from 2019 to 2024

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019 to 2024

Number of respondents

2,000*

Special properties

across 12 countries included in the report**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Count is approximately 2,000 for each country.

** Countries included in 2024: United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Australia and Brazil.

Question: Which, if any, of the following have you used for finding, reading, watching, sharing or discussing news in the last week?
Data for prior to 2023 comes from previous reports.

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