- For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans . . .
For the first time, social media has displaced television as the top way Americans get news “The proportion accessing news via social media and video networks in the United States (54%) is sharply up,” the report’s authors write, “overtaking both TV news (50%) and news websites apps (48%) for the first time ”
- Americans now use social media as their primary news source . . .
Americans get their news from social media apps, and they prefer to watch it Credit: Picture Alliance Getty Images The top source of news for Americans is no longer TV; it's social media
- Social media now main source of news in US, research suggests
Social media and video networks have become the main source of news in the US, overtaking traditional TV channels and news websites, research suggests More than half (54%) of people get news from
- Most Americans now get their news from social media, report . . .
Most Americans now get their news from social media, report finds More than one-fifth of news consumers surveyed engaged with podcaster Joe Rogan, Reuters Institute says
- Social Media and News Fact Sheet - Pew Research Center
Smaller shares of Americans regularly get news on Instagram (20%), TikTok (17%) or X, formerly known as Twitter (12%) And even fewer get news on several other sites, including Reddit (8%), Nextdoor (5%), Snapchat (5%), WhatsApp (5%), LinkedIn (4%), Truth Social (3%) and Rumble (2%)
- 128 Must-Know Social Media Statistics for 2025
People spend over 14 billion hours on social media every day Explore the key social media statistics for 2025 and build a data-driven strategy
- How Social Media Brings Out the Worst in Us - Greater Good
A new book argues that social media does more harm than good and we might be happier and healthier using it less
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