Overview

• TikTok’s share of U.S. adults who get news on the platform rose from 3% in 2020 to 20% in 2025.
• Among platform users, 55% of TikTok users regularly get news there compared with 57% of X users on X.
• X is the only platform to see a drop in overall news use, slipping from 15% in 2020 to 12% in 2025.
• Overall, 53% of Americans say they at least sometimes get news from social media, a level that remains largely unchanged.
• Younger adults lead the shift, with 43% of those under 30 getting news from TikTok.