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 YouTube as a source for news, making them the age group with the highest share of people to do so. The overall use of YouTube that year stood at
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Share of South Koreans who used YouTube for news as of February 2025, by age group
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (June 17, 2025). Share of South Koreans who used YouTube for news as of February 2025, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982069/south-korea-youtube-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans who used YouTube for news as of February 2025, by age group." Chart. June 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982069/south-korea-youtube-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2025). Share of South Koreans who used YouTube for news as of February 2025, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982069/south-korea-youtube-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of South Koreans Who Used Youtube for News as of February 2025, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982069/south-korea-youtube-usage-news-by-age/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of South Koreans who used YouTube for news as of February 2025, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982069/south-korea-youtube-usage-news-by-age/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Share of South Koreans who used YouTube for news as of February 2025, by age group [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, June 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982069/south-korea-youtube-usage-news-by-age/
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