It’s no joke: TikTok is now a major source of news and information for a significant percentage of Americans. Still, new data from Pew Research Center indicate that broadcast television remains a major source for the facts when occurrences of importance happen.
Digital devices are by far the most common way Americans get news, although some 63% get news from television at least sometimes.
That’s according to updated fact sheets on social media and news and news platforms, including a post on news consumption on TikTok, which finds about half of TikTok users (52%) say they regularly get news on the site, up from 43% in 2022 and just 22% in 2020.
In fact, the portion of Americans who often get news from TV has stayed fairly steady over the last few years, and now stands at 33%.
But the rise of social media as a legitimate news source is something broadcast media will need to tackle. Some 54% of of U.S. adults say they at least sometimes get news from social media, up slightly compared with the last few years.
Interestingly, women make up greater portions of regular news consumers on Nextdoor (64%), TikTok (62%), Facebook (60%), Snapchat (60%) and Instagram (59%), while men make up greater shares on Reddit (68%), X (64%), Rumble (60%), Truth Social (58%) and YouTube (57%).
