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Most accessed social media and messaging apps used for news in South Korea as of February 2026

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Release date

June 2026

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

January to February 2026

Number of respondents

2,025 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Leading social media and messaging apps for news South Korea 2026

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jul 13, 2026

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2026, around ** percent of respondents stated that they use YouTube as a news source. This was followed by the South Korean messenger app KakaoTalk at ** percent.

Relative low trust in news

The usage rate of YouTube as a news source was especially high for South Koreans aged between 55 years and older. Meanwhile, only * South Koreans stated that they trusted news on social media. All in all, South Koreans were found to be rather skeptic of news in their country. A survey by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found that the share of South Koreans who trust the news was relatively low.

News consumption

According to the South Korean government, the share of news readers in South Korea fell from around **** percent in 2011 to around **** percent in 2021. The share was especially low for South Korean aged 60 years and above, and especially high for South Koreans in their thirties. Meanwhile, the share of online newspaper readers among news readers increased up to **** percent in 2021.

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