Chart of the week, 2024-KW48

28 November 2024

(incl. graphics if available)

How Germans get their information

Of every 100 respondents, the following are the primary sources for their news and information:

Television 66 Radio 52 News portals in Internet 37 Family 35 Friends 30 Online edition Daily newspapers 30 Print edition Daily newspapers 29 Social media 28 Official announcements or newsletter 19 Video streaming services (e.g. YouTube) 16 Podcasts 8 Blogs or personal Websites 5
Online representative survey of 2,000 people aged 18 and over conducted by GfK in Germany
Data as table
How Germans get their information — Of every 100 respondents, the following are the main sources for their news and information:
Television66
Radio52
News portals on the internet37
Family35
Friends30
Online edition of daily newspapers30
Print edition of daily newspapers29
Social media28
Official announcements or newsletters19
Video streaming services (e.g. YouTube16
Podcasts8
Blogs or personal websites5
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Social media ranks number 1 among under-30s

Of every 100 respondents, the following are the primary sources for their news and information:

18-29 years 30-64 years 65-74 years Social media 48 27 12 Family 46 33 29 Television 42 68 87 Friends 39 29 26 Radio 34 54 65 Video streaming services (e.g. YouTube) 33 14 4 News portals in Internet 32 38 38 Online edition Daily newspapers 24 30 34 Print edition Daily newspapers 19 26 47 Official announcements or newsletter 17 19 19 Podcasts 17 7 3 Blogs or personal Websites 10 5 3
Online representative survey of 2,000 people aged 18 and over conducted by GfK in Germany
Data as table
Social media ranks number 1 among under-30s — Out of every 100 respondents, the following sources are most frequently used to obtain news and information:
18-29 years30-64 years65-74 years
Social media482712
Family463329
Television426887
Friends392926
Radio345465
Video streaming services (e.g. YouTube)33144
News portals on the internet323838
Online edition of daily newspapers 243034
Print edition of daily newspapers 192647
Official announcements or newsletters171919
Podcasts1773
Blogs or personal websites1053
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