KakaoTalk usage for news South Korea 2024, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 17, 2024
According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2024, one in four respondents aged 55 years and older stated that they used KakaoTalk, a messenger app, as a source for news, making them the age group with the highest share of people to do so. The overall use of KakaoTalk as a news source fell to 19 percent that year, making it the second most used social media or messaging platform used for accessing news behind YouTube.

Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2024, by age group

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Release date

June 2024

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

January and February 2024

Number of respondents

2,015 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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