Facebook Outstrips All Social Media Sites as a Source of News in USA, 2017 | Pew Research Center
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67% of USA adults said they get at least some of their news on social media, with 27% of them doing that sometimes and 20% are doing that so often.
While 66% of USA adults use Facebook, 45% of them get news on this platform, followed by YouTube – which holds 58% of all USA population – with only 18% who use the platform to get news.
Only a few of USA adults get news on other platforms such as Twitter (11%), Instagram (7%), Snapchat (5%), etc.
Graph Shows the Top Social Media Platforms Used For Getting News in USA in 2017
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