Overview

• Social media and video platforms now deliver news to 54% of Americans weekly, overtaking television for the first time.
• Americans aged 18–24 lead the shift, with 54% relying on social networks and video apps as their main news source and 72% watching online news videos each week.
• Influencers like podcast host Joe Rogan reached 22% of U.S. respondents in the week after the presidential inauguration, underscoring the power of personality-driven news.
• AI chatbots have drawn 15% of under-25s to services such as ChatGPT for weekly news updates, raising concerns about traffic loss for traditional outlets.
• Global trust in news remains stable at 40%, even as 73% of Americans report difficulty distinguishing true from false content online.