Leading social networks used for news in the U.S. 2019-2024

Published by
Amy Watson,
Jul 3, 2024

In 2024, 31 percent of respondents to a survey in the United States said that they used Facebook for news. Facebook remains the leading social media network for news consumption among U.S. consumers. In second place was YouTube, with 29 percent, marking a jump from the previous year.

Leading social networks used for news in the United States from 2019 to 2024

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Release date

June 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019 to 2024

Number of respondents

2023: 2,023

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

WhatsApp and Reddit were not included in the ranking of top sites used in the 2023 or 2024 surveys

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2024 comes from previous reports.

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