Media Consumption

Which Countries Read the News the Most?

According to the Reuters Institute Digital News Monitor, Australians are among the least avid readers of news sources in the world. In the 2019 survey, only 52 percent of Australians said they checked the news more than once a day, compared to 85 percent in Sweden, 78 percent in Turkey and 67 percent in the UK.

When it came to digital vs. traditional news sources, a majority of respondents in 29 out of 38 countries surveyed said they were still consuming news mainly offline. 17 percent globally said they were getting their news mainly from social media.

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This chart shows the percentage of people in different countries who said they were checking the news more than once a day.

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Share of consumers who access news in Australia from 2016 to 2018, by frequency
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News sources used by consumers in Australia as of February 2026
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Frequency of news consumption via a paid print or digital news subscription service in selected countries worldwide as of June 2020
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Trust in news in Australia as of February 2020, by main source
Sources of information about news and current affairs in selected countries worldwide as of June 2020
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Trust in social media news in Australia as of February 2021

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