38% of U.S. adults regularly get news on Facebook, 35% on YouTube and 20% on TikTok (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 TikTok?" / "20% of Americans get news on TikTok"
- True origin
- Pew Research Center — Social Media and News Fact Sheet
- 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 fielded Aug. 18–24, 2025
- Last checked
- What the source says
38% of U.S. adults say they regularly get news on Facebook, and 35% say the same about YouTube. Smaller shares of Americans regularly get news on Instagram (20%), TikTok (20%) or X, formerly known as Twitter (12%).
- Method & sample
- Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Aug. 18–24, 2025.
- Drift between quote and source
- None — 'regularly get news', self-reported
- Interest
- n/a (nonpartisan research center funded mainly by The Pew Charitable Trusts).
Safe rephrasing
In an August 2025 Pew Research Center survey, 38% of U.S. adults said they regularly get news on Facebook, 35% on YouTube, and 20% each on Instagram and TikTok.
Sources we opened
Machine-readable: /api/claims/pew-news-on-social-facebook-38-tiktok-20.json · Last checked 2026-10-16