Just 47% of Facebook Users Get News From the Social Network

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Zoe Fox
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Just 47% of Facebook Users Get News From the Social Network

While some of our news feeds are filled with news updates, less than half of Facebook users say they use the social platform to get news updates.

The most popular social network for getting for news is Reddit, where 62% of users say they get news. The least popular source is Pinterest, where just 3% of users say they get news.

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Statista's chart below shows the percentage of users of 11 major social networks who report getting news from the respective platforms.

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