This statistic shows the results of a survey on how frequently internet users went online in order to access press or news content in the European Union in 2016. The survey found that 27 percent of European internet users stated to use the internet to access digital news content several times per week.
How frequently do you use the internet to consume or access online press or news content?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Every day or so
45%
Several times per week
27%
Several times per month
12%
Once a month or less
8%
Never
6%
Don't know
2%
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How frequently do you use the Internet to consume or access the following types of online content in digital/electronic format (i.e. NOT in a physical form such as CD or DVD)?"
** Weighted average for EU 28 countries
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European Commission. (September 15, 2016). How frequently do you use the internet to consume or access online press or news content?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/658279/online-news-usage-frequency-eu/
European Commission. "How frequently do you use the internet to consume or access online press or news content?*." Chart. September 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658279/online-news-usage-frequency-eu/
European Commission. (2016). How frequently do you use the internet to consume or access online press or news content?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658279/online-news-usage-frequency-eu/
European Commission. "How Frequently Do You Use The Internet to Consume or Access Online Press or News Content?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658279/online-news-usage-frequency-eu/
European Commission, How frequently do you use the internet to consume or access online press or news content?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658279/online-news-usage-frequency-eu/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
How frequently do you use the internet to consume or access online press or news content?* [Graph], European Commission, September 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/658279/online-news-usage-frequency-eu/
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