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According to a survey conducted in 2025, online sources, including social media, was the most used platform for news consumption among all nations within the United Kingdom. However, broadcast television was also a very popular choice and could soon overtake internet as the main news source. Radio was more popular in Scotland and Northern Ireland compared to England and Wales.

Where do TV audiences get their news?

BBC One remained the most popular TV news channel in the UK that year, with an audience reach of ** percent. BBC One, which is part of the television service portfolio of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), has held the lion’s share of TV news watching hours in the UK for over a decade.

Online news platforms are stealing the show

While television remains the leading news source among adults, younger audiences primarily turn to the internet for news consumption. According to a recent survey, almost ** percent of UK news consumers between the ages of 18 to 24 considered the internet their leading news platform, and as of 2020, roughly ** percent of the UK population read or downloaded news content online. Among those who got their news coverage from online sources, BBC News stood out as the leading online news brand accessed in the UK that year.