The statistic presents information about the share of news consumers who use news alerts or notifications for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018. As of 2018, around 18 percent of respondents in Australia used news alerts for their mobile phones or tablets to get notified about news.
Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018
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Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018
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The survey question was phrased as follows: "Thinking about how you got news
online (via computer, mobile or any device) in the last week, which were the ways
in which you came across news stories? Please select all that apply".
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APO, & University of Canberra. (June 17, 2019). Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/893871/australia-push-notification-usage-by-news-consumers/
APO, und University of Canberra. "Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893871/australia-push-notification-usage-by-news-consumers/
APO, University of Canberra. (2019). Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893871/australia-push-notification-usage-by-news-consumers/
APO, and University of Canberra. "Share of News Consumers Who Use News Alerts for Mobile Devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893871/australia-push-notification-usage-by-news-consumers/
APO & University of Canberra, Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893871/australia-push-notification-usage-by-news-consumers/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
Share of news consumers who use news alerts for mobile devices in Australia from 2016 to 2018 [Graph], APO, & University of Canberra, June 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/893871/australia-push-notification-usage-by-news-consumers/
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