This statistic shows the penetration of paid and free online newspaper and news app consumption among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015 and 2016. As of the most recent survey wave, 69 percent of respondents reported frequenting free newspaper websites, and 34 percent used free newspaper apps.
Penetration of newspaper website and apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by paid and free
* 2015 W1 = 2,003, 2015 W2 = 2,000, 2016 H1 = 2,000, 2016 H2 = 2,001. ** Wave 2 (2015 W1) ran January to April 2015 and Wave 3 (2015 W2) ran May to August 2015, Wave 4 (2015 W3) ran September to December 2015 and Wave 5 (2016 H1) ran January to June 2016. Wave 4 (2015 W3) report was not available, 2016 H2 ran from July to December 2016; in 2016, the survey moved to a 6-monthly reporting cycle.
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MediaTel. (March 27, 2017). Penetration of newspaper website and apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by paid and free [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512965/online-newspaper-usage-penetration-uk/
MediaTel. "Penetration of newspaper website and apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by paid and free." Chart. March 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512965/online-newspaper-usage-penetration-uk/
MediaTel. (2017). Penetration of newspaper website and apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by paid and free. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512965/online-newspaper-usage-penetration-uk/
MediaTel. "Penetration of Newspaper Website and Apps Usage in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2016, by Paid and Free." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512965/online-newspaper-usage-penetration-uk/
MediaTel, Penetration of newspaper website and apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by paid and free Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512965/online-newspaper-usage-penetration-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Penetration of newspaper website and apps usage in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016, by paid and free [Graph], MediaTel, March 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512965/online-newspaper-usage-penetration-uk/
