* The given question was asked only among those who read news in messengers, social media, blogs, forums, or through their links, or 33 percent of the total pool of respondents.
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Most popular social media for reading news in Russia 2023
The majority of Russians reading news on social media used Telegram for this activity, as per ** of survey respondents in January 2023. Further ** percent of participants consumed news via Vkontakte.
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