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Social media now beats TV as news source in the US

02/04/2026

The Reuters Institute has published its annual pulse-check of digital news. For the first time, more people in the United States access news on social media than on TV. Some 54% of survey respondents say they get their news from social media, while just 50% turn on the TV.

Social media now beats TV as news source in the US Learn how social media has overtaken TV as the top news source in the US, alongside other key global digital news trends for 2025.