Original question: "You said that you use <online platform> for news. When it comes to news on <online plaform>, which of these sources do you generally pay most attention to?."
A global survey conducted in 2025 revealed that nearly half of TikTok users paid attention to news shared by creators or personalities, including celebrities and influencers, when encountering news content on the platform. In contrast, just 36 percent of TikTok users engaged with news from mainstream outlets and professional journalists.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2025). Share of TikTok users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2025, by source [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from /statistics/1488797/global-tiktok-users-news-content-by-source/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of TikTok users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2025, by source." Chart. June 17, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 14, 2026. /statistics/1488797/global-tiktok-users-news-content-by-source/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2025). Share of TikTok users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2025, by source. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2026. /statistics/1488797/global-tiktok-users-news-content-by-source/
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Share of TikTok users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2025, by source [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1488797/global-tiktok-users-news-content-by-source/
