According to a survey from October 2022, 60 percent of young media consumers between 18 and 24 years old in Russia used social media as their main news source. The share of social media news readers in the country decreased with age, and only one in five Russians aged above 55 years received news mainly from social media.
Share of population using social media as the main news source in Russia as of October 2022, by age group
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Levada Center. (November 3, 2022). Share of population using social media as the main news source in Russia as of October 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1256307/social-media-usage-as-main-news-source-by-age-russia/
Levada Center. "Share of population using social media as the main news source in Russia as of October 2022, by age group." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1256307/social-media-usage-as-main-news-source-by-age-russia/
Levada Center. (2022). Share of population using social media as the main news source in Russia as of October 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1256307/social-media-usage-as-main-news-source-by-age-russia/
Levada Center. "Share of Population Using Social Media as The Main News Source in Russia as of October 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1256307/social-media-usage-as-main-news-source-by-age-russia/
Levada Center, Share of population using social media as the main news source in Russia as of October 2022, by age group Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1256307/social-media-usage-as-main-news-source-by-age-russia/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Share of population using social media as the main news source in Russia as of October 2022, by age group [Graph], Levada Center, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1256307/social-media-usage-as-main-news-source-by-age-russia/