The statistic presents the distribution of traffic sources for top news stories in the United States as of February 2017. According to the source, 10 percent of the traffic for online news was generated through social media.
Distribution of traffic sources for top online news stories in the United States in 2017
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Visual Capitalist. (February 10, 2017). Distribution of traffic sources for top online news stories in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/672285/news-traffic-source/
Visual Capitalist. "Distribution of traffic sources for top online news stories in the United States in 2017." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/672285/news-traffic-source/
Visual Capitalist. (2017). Distribution of traffic sources for top online news stories in the United States in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/672285/news-traffic-source/
Visual Capitalist. "Distribution of Traffic Sources for Top Online News Stories in The United States in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/672285/news-traffic-source/
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Distribution of traffic sources for top online news stories in the United States in 2017 [Graph], Visual Capitalist, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/672285/news-traffic-source/
