About one in five U.S. adults (21%) regularly get news from news influencers on social media (Pew, 2025)
Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
- Commonly cited as
- "How many Americans get news from influencers?"
- True origin
- Pew Research Center (Pew-Knight Initiative) — News Influencers Fact Sheet (2025)
- Type
- Reference fact: A frequently needed number or rule taken directly from a primary source (e.g. Pew, Census, IAB/PwC, FTC), with its as-of date.
- Year
- 2025
- Data as of
- Survey Aug. 18–24, 2025
- Last checked
- What the source says
About one-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, identical to when we first asked this in 2024.
- Method & sample
- Pew survey of U.S. adults, Aug. 18–24, 2025; news influencers defined as people with a large following who often post about news or political or social issues.
- Drift between quote and source
- None — 38% of adults 18–29 say this, versus 8% of those 65+
- Interest
- n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).
Safe rephrasing
In an August 2025 Pew survey, 21% of U.S. adults said they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, including 38% of adults under 30.
Sources we opened
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