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Social media news consumption in the United States

Statistics report on social media news usage in the U.S.

This report looks at social media news consumption in the United States, first investigating how and why users engage with news this way, before giving insights into user demographics, preferred platforms, trust, and news influencers.

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Consumption

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  • Basic Statistic Internet and social media users United States 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. leading social media usage reasons 2025
  • Premium Statistic Social media news consumption frequency in the U.S. 2020-2025
  • Basic Statistic Top news sources global audiences pay most attention to on social media 2025

Platforms

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  • Premium Statistic Social media sites frequently used for news U.S. 2020-2025
  • Premium Statistic Facebook news consumers in in the U.S. 2025, by age group
  • Premium Statistic YouTube news consumers in in the U.S. 2024, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Share of adults who regularly get news from TikTok U.S. 2020-2025, by age

Trust

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  • Premium Statistic Trust in national and local news in the U.S. 2016-2025
  • Basic Statistic Trust in social media to report election information U.S. 2023, by party
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on trustworthiness of social media posts 2025, by age
  • Basic Statistic Trust in news shared on social media in the U.S. 2026

News influencers

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  • Premium Forecast Most popular influencer genres in the U.S. 2025
  • Basic Statistic U.S. news influencers using social media 2024
  • Basic Statistic Adults who follow or feel connected to news influencers in the U.S. 2024
  • Premium Forecast U.S. Gen Z on influencers and content creators followed 2025, by type
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