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In January 2026, the news website with the most monthly visits in the United States was nytimes.com, with a total of million monthly visits in that month. In second place was cnn.com with million visits, followed by foxnews.com with  ³¾¾±±ô±ô¾±´Ç²Ô.Ìý

Online news consumption in the U.S.

Americans get their news in a variety of ways, but social media is an increasingly popular option. A survey on social media news consumption revealed that ** percent of Twitter users regularly used the site for news, with Truth Social and TikTok also being popular for news among their users. Simultaneously, social media is the least trusted news sources in the United States.

News and trust

Trust in news sources has become increasingly important to the American news consumer amidst the spread of fake news, and the public are more vocal about whether or not they have faith in a source to report news correctly. Ongoing discussions about the credibility, accuracy and bias of news networks, anchors, TV show hosts, and news media professionals mean that those looking to keep up to date tend to be more cautious than ever before. In general, news audiences are skeptical. In 2024, just percent of respondents to a survey investigating the perceived objectivity of the mass media reported having a great deal of trust in the media to report news fully, accurately, and fairly.