The statistic gives information on the share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016. According to the source, 26 percent of consumers get their online news through social media more than half of the time.
Share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Social media
26%
News organisation website/app
23%
Search engines
8%
News organisation email/text/alert
7%
Family or friend email/text
1%
Do not consistently prefer a single pathway
35%
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Pew Research Center. (February 9, 2017). Share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671647/same-online-source-by-consumers/
Pew Research Center. "Share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016." Chart. February 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671647/same-online-source-by-consumers/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671647/same-online-source-by-consumers/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Consumers Who Get Online News through The Same Source More than Half The Time in The United States in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671647/same-online-source-by-consumers/
Pew Research Center, Share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671647/same-online-source-by-consumers/ (last visited May 27, 2025)
Share of consumers who get online news through the same source more than half the time in the United States in 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671647/same-online-source-by-consumers/
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