A survey from 2026 found that *** percent of respondents in the United Kingdom pay for digital news, representing no change from the previous year. While this represents a stable proportion, the proportion of paying users has shown only moderate growth over the past decade.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 16, 2026). Share of news consumers who paid for online news content or accessed paid online news service in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2026 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/297512/percent-paying-for-digital-news-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of news consumers who paid for online news content or accessed paid online news service in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2026." Chart. June 16, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/297512/percent-paying-for-digital-news-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2026). Share of news consumers who paid for online news content or accessed paid online news service in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/297512/percent-paying-for-digital-news-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of News Consumers Who Paid for Online News Content or Accessed Paid Online News Service in The Last Year in The United Kingdom from 2012 to 2026." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Jun 2026, /statistics/297512/percent-paying-for-digital-news-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of news consumers who paid for online news content or accessed paid online news service in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2026 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/297512/percent-paying-for-digital-news-uk/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Share of news consumers who paid for online news content or accessed paid online news service in the last year in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2026 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 16, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/297512/percent-paying-for-digital-news-uk/
