This statistic shows a survey on usage of media for sharing news in Sweden in 2016. During the survey period, 71 percent of Swedish respondents stated to have used Facebook in the preceding week for spreading or sharing news.
Which of the following media did you use last week in order to spread or share news?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Facebook
71%
Twitter
9%
Instagram
8%
Snapchat
6%
Podcasts, blogs, vlogs
3%
Youtube
3%
Other media
17%
Don't know
9%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vilket eller vilka av följande medier använde du dig av i förra veckan för att dela eller sprida nyheter?"
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Medieutredningen. (August 31, 2016). Which of the following media did you use last week in order to spread or share news? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/660671/survey-on-usage-of-media-for-sharing-news-in-sweden/
Medieutredningen. "Which of the following media did you use last week in order to spread or share news?." Chart. August 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660671/survey-on-usage-of-media-for-sharing-news-in-sweden/
Medieutredningen. (2016). Which of the following media did you use last week in order to spread or share news?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660671/survey-on-usage-of-media-for-sharing-news-in-sweden/
Medieutredningen. "Which of The following Media Did You Use Last Week in Order to Spread or Share News?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660671/survey-on-usage-of-media-for-sharing-news-in-sweden/
Medieutredningen, Which of the following media did you use last week in order to spread or share news? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660671/survey-on-usage-of-media-for-sharing-news-in-sweden/ (last visited April 24, 2025)
Which of the following media did you use last week in order to spread or share news? [Graph], Medieutredningen, August 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/660671/survey-on-usage-of-media-for-sharing-news-in-sweden/
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