48% of US Internet Users Prefer Using Social Media as a News Source in 2016 | Reuters Institute
Consumer Behavior | USA
17% of the US internet users in 2016 prefer the first contact with news in the morning via smartphone, while 16% of UK internet users prefer the same source.
48% of US internet users prefer using Social media as a source of news especially the Facebook (37%) and Twitter (6%); while 23% prefer using the news website or apps as a source of news.
on the other hand, 48% of the UK internet users prefer using the news website or apps as a source of news, & only 33% of them use Social Media as a source of news.
A Figure Shows The First News Source When Using A Smartphone in The USA & UK, 2016.
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