Proportion of 18–24s that say each is their main source of news

18 markets in 2015 and 2025
In 2015 young people (18–24s) said their main source of news was news websites and apps, but in 2025 they say it's social media. Young people's offline habits have changed little.

Q4. You say you’ve used these sources of news in the last week, which would you say is your MAIN source of news? Base: 18–24s who used a source of news in the last week in 2015 = 3,349, 2025 = 2,982. Note: Countries analysed are those from the 2015 Digital News Report and Supplementary Digital News Report.
Source: 2015 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 2015 Reuters Institute Supplementary Digital News Report, 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report.

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