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# TikTok now top choice for news consumption by Gen-Z social-media users
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/tiktok-now-top-choice-for-news-consumption-by-gen-z-social-media-users/
- Published: 2026-01-01T01:46:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-03T01:28:37.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Insights, Social Media, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:56

**Consumers between the ages of 18 and 29 in the U.S. are using TikTok more** than any other social-media platform — overtaking competing platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram for the first time, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.

The collected data, reports [MediaPost,](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/411720/report-tiktok-became-most-popular-social-news-sou.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) ‘shows that 43% of these younger social-media users consumed news regularly on TikTok, while 41% found their news on YouTube and Facebook and 40% did so on Instagram. Only 21% turned to X for news, whereas 18% used Reddit for news consumption.

“Compared to Pew’s 2023-24 findings, this is the first year that TikTok has become the top choice for news consumption by Gen-Z social-media users.

“Last year, YouTube and Instagram tied for the leading social news platform among 18- to-29-year-olds in the U.S., while Instagram beat out YouTube and Facebook by one percentage point in 2023.”