According to a global survey conducted in February 2024, 53 percent of X (formerly Twitter) users reported paying attention to mainstream news outlets on the platform, while 45 percent paid attention to personalities, such as celebrities and influencers. A further 43 percent said they paid attention to politicians and political activists on X.
Share of X (formerly Twitter) users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2024, by source
Characteristic
Share of users
Mainstream news outlets/mainstream journalists
53%
Smaller or alternative news sources
40%
Politicians/political activists
43%
Personalities (incl. celebrities and infuencers)
45%
Ordinary people
38%
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Share of X (formerly Twitter) users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2024, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488559/global-x-twitter-users-news-content-by-source/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of X (formerly Twitter) users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2024, by source." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488559/global-x-twitter-users-news-content-by-source/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of X (formerly Twitter) users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2024, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488559/global-x-twitter-users-news-content-by-source/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of X (Formerly Twitter) Users Who Pay Attention to News on The Platform Worldwide as of February 2024, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488559/global-x-twitter-users-news-content-by-source/
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Share of X (formerly Twitter) users who pay attention to news on the platform worldwide as of February 2024, by source [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488559/global-x-twitter-users-news-content-by-source/
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