Proportion that use social media for news plotted against the proportion that use social media for any purpose

In most markets over 90% of the online population uses social media, but there is large variation in the proportion that use social media for news - indicating different levels of news platformisation.

Data: 2022 Reuters Institute Digital News Report
Source: Nielsen, R. K., & Fletcher, R. (2023). Comparing the platformization of news media systems: A cross-country analysis. European Journal of Communication, 38(5), 484-499.

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