In the United Kingdom in 2024, 50 percent of respondents reported that they watched news on television in the last week. However, the most popular way to access news content was online, with 73 percent of respondents in 2024 accessing news content either through social media or elsewhere on the internet.
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Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024
* Online includes social media. ** Base varied: n (2018) = 2,117; n (2019) = 2,023; n (2020) = 2,011, n(2021)=2,039 , n(2022) = 2,410, n(2023) = 2,107, n(2024)=2,017
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2024). Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024." Chart. June 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of People Using The following Sources of News Weekly in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2018 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/ (last visited June 19, 2025)
Share of people using the following sources of news weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2024 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/254512/weekly-access-to-news-by-platform-in-the-uk/
