According to a survey conducted in South Korea in early 2025, around
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percent of 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
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percent that year, making it the second most used social media or messaging platform used for accessing news behind YouTube.
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Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2025, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2025). Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2025, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2025, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2025). Rate of using KakaoTalk for news as of February 2025, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401405/south-korea-kakaotalk-usage-news-by-age/
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