Social media news consumption in the United States

Statistics report on social media news usage in the U.S.

Social media news consumption in the United States

This report looks at social media news consumption in the United States, first investigating how and why users engage with news this way, before giving insights into user demographics, trust, and alternative social media news platforms.

Table of contents

Consumption

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  • Basic Statistic United States: digital population January 2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media usage reasons 2023
  • Premium Statistic Social media as a source of news in the U.S. 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic Frequency of social media news consumption in the U.S. 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic Top news sources global audiences pay most attention to on social media 2023

User demographics

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  • Basic Statistic Consumption frequency of news from social media in the U.S. 2022, by generation
  • Basic Statistic Social media news consumption frequency in the U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic YouTube news consumers in in the U.S. 2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Facebook news consumers in in the U.S. 2022, by age group
  • Premium Statistic LinkedIn news consumers in in the U.S. 2022, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults who regularly get news from TikTok U.S. 2023, by age group

Trust

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults on trusting social media platforms 2022, by reason
  • Basic Statistic Trust in selected news sources in the U.S. 2022, by political affiliation
  • Basic Statistic Accuracy of news on social media in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Gen Z and millennials attitudes to misinformation in the U.S. 2022

Alternative social media news platforms

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  • Basic Statistic Reasons for using alternative social media United States 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. users reporting to find exclusive news & information on alt-tech platforms 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. users satisfied with news found in alt-tech vs. mainstream social media 2022
  • Basic Statistic Community value of alternative social media news platforms for U.S. users 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. alt-social media news consumers on the nature of discussions on platforms 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. alt-social media news consumers on freedom of speech and offensive content 2022

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