According to a survey conducted in Brazil in 2025, close to half – ** percent – of internet users surveyed in Brazil and aged 55 years and over said they accessed news on WhatsApp. The same was true for Brazilians aged 45 to 54 years, with a share of ** percent. Usage was lowest among respondents from the 25-34 age group. The reliance on Facebook as a news source in Brazil was also lower among younger age groups.
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2025). Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Brazil as of February 2025, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/982017/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-brazil-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Brazil as of February 2025, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/982017/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-brazil-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2025). Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Brazil as of February 2025, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/982017/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-brazil-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of News Consumers Who Used Whatsapp as a Source of News in Brazil as of February 2025, by Age Group." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Jun 2025, /statistics/982017/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-brazil-age-group/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Brazil as of February 2025, by age group ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/982017/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-brazil-age-group/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Share of news consumers who used WhatsApp as a source of news in Brazil as of February 2025, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/982017/whatsapp-usage-for-news-consumption-brazil-age-group/