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According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, about two-thirds of American adults are getting “at least some of their news on social media” with two-in-ten doing so often: about 67 percent of American adults somewhat rely on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter for news, up from 62 percent in 2016. And for the first time, the Center found that 55 percent of American adults over 50 were consuming news on social media sites, up from 45 percent in 2016.
Not only have Americans grown somewhat in their use of social media for news overall, but now they are more likely than ever to get news from multiple social media sites. About one quarter of all U.S. adults (26%) get news from two or more of these sites, up from 18% in 2016 and 15% in 2013. News users of Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp are particularly likely to get news on multiple social networks; at least 90% of their news users get news on at least two social media sites.
Not only have Americans grown somewhat in their use of social media for news overall, but now they are more likely than ever to get news from multiple social media sites. About one quarter of all U.S. adults (26%) get news from two or more of these sites, up from 18% in 2016 and 15% in 2013. News users of Instagram, Snapchat and WhatsApp are particularly likely to get news on multiple social networks; at least 90% of their news users get news on at least two social media sites.