--- title: How Americans get news on socials - The Hustle description: How many people get news on social media, and what’s it look like? image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/321179190-HS-News-Brief_2022-09-21T215634.377Z.webp --- # How Americans get news on socials ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: September 22, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 The Pew Research Center, whose jingle should go something [like this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl0wIdGxfbQ), just released its [latest findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet/) on a world where half of US adults now get news from social media. ![How Americans get news on socials](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/321179190-HS-News-Brief_2022-09-21T215634.377Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=321179190-HS-News-Brief_2022-09-21T215634.377Z.webp) Regularly, 31% get news from Facebook, 25% from YouTube, 14% from Twitter, 13% from Instagram, and 10% from TikTok. - Interestingly, Twitter has the highest proportion of users who use its platform for news, at 53%. Since 2020, only TikTok has seen significant growth in this category. - Among its 1B+ users, you’ve got official outlets like [*The Washington Post*](https://www.tiktok.com/@washingtonpost/video/7141130774593490218?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en) and an array of high-level creators like [Philip DeFranco](https://www.tiktok.com/@philipdefranco/video/7140324067244182830?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en) creating content. One thing we’re curious about is the 4% of US adults who get their news from Nextdoor. “BREAKING: Patricia and Mike had a block party and didn’t invite the Smiths!” Topics: [Social Networking](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/tag/social-networking) ## Follow us on social media prev next - ![One chip, several problems](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/161461033-httpsthdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.comfinal_size-paqui_20230914213352.webp) ### One chip, several problems - ![Avocado guy goes viral again and other weird takes from the extremely wealthy](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1343746157-httpsthdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.comfinal_size-avo-toast_20230913220144.webp) ### Avocado guy goes viral again and other weird takes from the extremely wealthy - ![Is chasing TikTok a mistake for YouTube?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1883943400-httpsthdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.comfinal_size-YouTube-logo_20230905212005.webp) ### Is chasing TikTok a mistake for YouTube? - ![The fediverse, explained](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/137506517-httpsthdaily.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.comfinal_size-fediverse_20230810222715.webp) ### The fediverse, explained - ![Can social media actually drive social good? 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