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Mexico’s Newspaper Readership Drops to 20% as Digital Platforms Take Hold, INEGI Says

INEGI cites the rise of social networks as the primary driver of the shift to digital news.

Overview

  • INEGI’s 2025 Módulo sobre Lectura reports newspaper use fell from 48.8% of readers in 2015 to 20% in 2025, marking a decade-long decline.
  • Reading has shifted toward digital formats, with internet pages, forums and blogs now the second most read material after books.
  • Overall, 79.1% of literate Mexicans aged 12 and over read at least one book, magazine, newspaper, comic or online page in the past year.
  • Most people get information through social networks and digital media, with 83.5 million reporting they read content on platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp or X.
  • Younger and more educated groups report the highest reading rates, and more newspaper readers now access papers digitally than in print, according to the survey.