In 2024, 72 percent of Finns used WhatsApp for reading, watching, sharing or discussing news. Female respondents used WhatsApp for following the news more often than male respondents in Finland. However, the third most popular platform YouTube was more commonly used by men. Other commonly used social media platforms among all respondents included Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2024, by gender
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Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. (May 21, 2024). Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2024, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. "Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2024, by gender." Chart. May 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. (2024). Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2024, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö. "Share of Social Media Platforms Used for Following, Sharing and Discussing News in Finland in 2024, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
Media-alan tutkimussäätiö, Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2024, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of social media platforms used for following, sharing and discussing news in Finland in 2024, by gender [Graph], Media-alan tutkimussäätiö, May 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/532461/social-media-platforms-used-for-following-news-by-gender-in-finland/
