According to data from February 2024, Facebook was the most popular social network for news access in the United Kingdom, with 17 percent of respondents using the service. Twitter and YouTube ranked second and third with 14 and 13 percent of users respectively using the networks for news content.
Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2024
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/
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Leading social networks used weekly for news in the United Kingdom as of February 2024 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297866/digital-news-gateways-used-online-by-age-uk/