all who use internet for news (32 percent of UK adults)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Original survey question: "Thinking specifically about the internet which of the following do you use for news nowadays." Individual websites were grouped by type. ** Dates of most recent survey were March and April 2014. *** n (2013) = 857; n (2014) = 1,029.
‘Aggregators’ includes Google News, MSN News, Yahoo News, AOL News, Feedly, Flipboard, plus any other sites nominated by respondents. 'Social media’ includes Facebook and Twitter. ‘Search engines’ include Google and any other search engine nominated by respondents.
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Leading types of online news sources by reach in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2014
This statistic ranks online news source types by reach among online news consumers in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2014. In 2013, social media sources, like Facebook and Twitter, were used for news by ** percent of UK adults who used the internet to consume news. Search engines, like Google and Yahoo!, were used for news by ** percent of respondents in 2014.
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Ofcom. (June 25, 2014). Types of news websites and online news sources ranked by reach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2014* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/278666/types-of-online-news-sources-ranked-by-reach-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Ofcom. (2014). Types of news websites and online news sources ranked by reach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2014*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/278666/types-of-online-news-sources-ranked-by-reach-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom. "Types of News Websites and Online News Sources Ranked by Reach in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2014*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 25 Jun 2014, /statistics/278666/types-of-online-news-sources-ranked-by-reach-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Ofcom, Types of news websites and online news sources ranked by reach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2014* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/278666/types-of-online-news-sources-ranked-by-reach-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Types of news websites and online news sources ranked by reach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2014* [Graph], Ofcom, June 25, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/278666/types-of-online-news-sources-ranked-by-reach-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/