This statistic shows the results of a survey on the usage of news aggregators, online social media or search engines to access the news online in Europe in 2016. The survey found that 47 percent of respondents stated to browse and read the main news of the day, without clicking on links to access whole articles.
When you access the news via news aggregators, online social media or search engines, what do you most often do?
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European Commission. (September 15, 2016). When you access the news via news aggregators, online social media or search engines, what do you most often do? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/674952/digital-news-news-aggregator-social-media-and-search-engine-usage-in-europe/
European Commission. "When you access the news via news aggregators, online social media or search engines, what do you most often do? ." Chart. September 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674952/digital-news-news-aggregator-social-media-and-search-engine-usage-in-europe/
European Commission. (2016). When you access the news via news aggregators, online social media or search engines, what do you most often do? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674952/digital-news-news-aggregator-social-media-and-search-engine-usage-in-europe/
European Commission. "When You Access The News via News Aggregators, Online Social Media or Search Engines, What Do You Most Often Do? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674952/digital-news-news-aggregator-social-media-and-search-engine-usage-in-europe/
European Commission, When you access the news via news aggregators, online social media or search engines, what do you most often do? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674952/digital-news-news-aggregator-social-media-and-search-engine-usage-in-europe/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
When you access the news via news aggregators, online social media or search engines, what do you most often do? [Graph], European Commission, September 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/674952/digital-news-news-aggregator-social-media-and-search-engine-usage-in-europe/
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