{"id":169358,"date":"2024-06-12T09:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=169358"},"modified":"2025-07-20T23:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:23:17","slug":"tiktok-users-experiences-with-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/tiktok-users-experiences-with-news\/","title":{"rendered":"1. TikTok users\u2019 experiences with news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok is an increasingly popular source of news for Americans \u2013 particularly young adults. A 2023 Pew Research Center study found that 14% of all U.S. adults say they <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/11\/15\/more-americans-are-getting-news-on-tiktok-bucking-the-trend-seen-on-most-other-social-media-sites\/\">regularly get news on the video-based platform<\/a>. Among TikTok users, the share regularly getting news there is growing. And the vast majority of adult <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet\/\">TikTok news consumers<\/a> are under age 50, including 44% who are 18 to 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But TikTok\u2019s future in the United States is uncertain. ByteDance, the platform\u2019s China-based owner, is facing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/24\/joe-biden-tik-tok-ban-bill\">order from the U.S. government<\/a> to either divest from TikTok or be banned in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our survey looks at U.S. TikTok users\u2019 experiences with getting news. Among the key findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Regardless of whether they turn to TikTok for news, most users see news-related content.<\/strong> TikTok users report seeing funny posts (84%) and people\u2019s opinions (80%) related to current events at higher rates than news articles (57%) or breaking news information (55%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TikTok news consumers are equally likely to get news from influencers or celebrities as they are from news outlets or journalists.<\/strong> About two-thirds of those who regularly get news on TikTok (68%) say they ever get news from influencers or celebrities, and 67% get news from news outlets or journalists. An even higher share (84%) say they get news from other people they don\u2019t know personally (beyond influencers, journalists, advocacy groups, and friends, family and acquaintances).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TikTok news consumers are more likely than Americans who get news on Facebook and Instagram to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/#how-unique-is-the-news-seen-on-social-media-sites\">view the news they get there as unique<\/a>. <\/strong>Among those who regularly get news on TikTok, 35% say the news they get there is mostly news they would not have gotten elsewhere. By comparison, 14% of Facebook news consumers say the same about news they see on Facebook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-people-get-news-on-tiktok&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-people-get-news-on-tiktok\">How people get news on TikTok<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169423\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eceaea\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eceaea;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-01.png?resize=480,450 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-01.png?resize=620,581 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"291\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-01.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart about 4 in 10 TikTok users cite news as a reason they use the platform\" class=\"wp-image-169423 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four-in-ten TikTok users say they regularly get news on the site. And when it comes to the reasons Americans use TikTok, relatively few cite news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-tiktok-users-view-experience-the-platform\/\"><em>Read more:<\/em> <em>Reasons for using TikTok<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among TikTok users, 15% say getting news is a <em>major<\/em> reason they use the platform, with an additional 26% citing it as a <em>minor<\/em> reason. The majority of users, however, say getting news is <em>not<\/em> a reason they use TikTok (58%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169424\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5dfe0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5dfe0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-02.png?resize=480,349 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-02.png?resize=782,569 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-02.png?resize=840,611 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"306\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-02.png?w=840\" alt=\"Bar chart showing most TikTok users see humor and opinions about news\" class=\"wp-image-169424 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of whether they turn to TikTok for news, a majority of TikTok users report seeing news-related content on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most users say they ever see funny posts that reference current events (84%) or people expressing opinions about current events (80%) on TikTok. Smaller majorities say they ever see news articles (57%) \u2013 whether from posts, reposts, links or screenshots \u2013 or information about a breaking news event as it\u2019s happening (55%) on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-sources-people-get-news-from-on-tiktok\">What sources people get news from on TikTok<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok news consumers are equally likely to get news from influencers or celebrities as they are from news outlets or journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169425\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e0e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e0e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-03.png?resize=480,400 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-03.png?resize=782,652 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-03.png?resize=840,700 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"350\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-03.png?w=840\" alt=\"Bar chart showing influencers or celebrities and the news media are equally common news sources on TikTok\" class=\"wp-image-169425 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among U.S. adults who say they regularly get news on TikTok, around two-thirds say they ever get news on the platform from influencers or celebrities (68%) or from news outlets or journalists (67%). Other sources of information, such as advocacy or nonprofit organizations (55%) and friends, family and acquaintances (48%), are less common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond these four types of sources, the vast majority of TikTok news consumers (84%) say <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/#what-types-of-sources-are-americans-getting-news-from-on-social-media-sites\">they get news from other people they don\u2019t know personally<\/a>. In fact, accounts in this category are the most commonly cited source of news for TikTok news consumers, who are more likely than news consumers on other major social media sites to get news from other people they don\u2019t know personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;views-about-news-on-tiktok&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-about-news-on-tiktok\">Views about news on TikTok<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inaccurate-information\">Inaccurate information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169426\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e1e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e1e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-04.png?resize=480,607 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-04.png?resize=620,784 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"392\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-04.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart 23% of TikTok news consumers say they often see news that seems inaccurate\" class=\"wp-image-169426 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of U.S. adults who regularly get news on TikTok (23%) say they extremely or fairly often see news on the platform that seems inaccurate. Roughly half (49%) say they sometimes see information that seems inaccurate, while 28% say they rarely or never see inaccurate news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-party\">Views by party<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among TikTok news consumers, similar shares of Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party (22%) and Democrats and Democratic leaners (23%) say they often see news that seems inaccurate on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tiktok-s-influence-on-the-news-users-see\">TikTok\u2019s influence on the news users see<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169427\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e3e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e3e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-05.png?resize=480,601 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-05.png?resize=620,776 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"388\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-05.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing most TikTok news consumers think TikTok influences the news they see\" class=\"wp-image-169427 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/04\/26\/1247347363\/china-tiktok-national-security\">lawmakers express concerns<\/a> about the potential for the Chinese government to influence content on TikTok, most U.S. TikTok news consumers say they think the platform influences which news stories they see there at least to some extent. This includes roughly one-in-five (18%) who say TikTok influences the news content they see there a lot and an additional 44% who say TikTok does this some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a quarter of TikTok news consumers (27%) say the site does not influence which news stories they see there much, while 11% say TikTok exerts no influence at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-party-0\">Views by party<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar shares of Republicans (59%) and Democrats (63%) say they think TikTok influences which news stories they see on the platform at least somewhat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tiktok-as-a-source-of-unique-news\">TikTok as a source of unique news<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169428\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe7e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe7e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-06.png?resize=480,354 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-06.png?resize=782,576 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-06.png?resize=840,619 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"310\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-06.png?w=840\" alt=\"Bar chart showing 35% of TikTok news consumers say news on TikTok is mostly news they wouldn\u2019t have seen elsewhere\" class=\"wp-image-169428 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no consensus among U.S. adults who regularly get news on TikTok whether the news they get there is mostly unique or not. About a third (35%) say it\u2019s mostly news they would <em>not<\/em> have gotten elsewhere, while 27% say it is mostly news they would have gotten elsewhere if they did not use TikTok. And 37% say the news they get on TikTok consists of both kinds of information about equally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169429\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9e9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-07.png?resize=480,409 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-07.png?resize=782,667 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-07.png?resize=840,716 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"358\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-07.png?w=840\" alt=\"Butterfly chart showing Democrats more likely to say the news they get on TikTok is news they would have gotten elsewhere\" class=\"wp-image-169429 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-party-1\">Views by party<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats (33%) are more likely than Republicans (18%) to say the news they get on TikTok is mostly news they would have gotten elsewhere if they didn\u2019t use the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"feeling-worn-out-by-news-on-tiktok\">Feeling worn out by news on TikTok<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=169430\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae7e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae7e7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-08.png?resize=480,494 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-08.png?resize=620,638 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"319\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PJ_2024.06.12_social-media-platforms-news_1-08.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing about half of TikTok news consumers are rarely or never worn out by news content on the platform\" class=\"wp-image-169430 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Americans who regularly get news on TikTok are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/#most-news-consumers-on-facebook-x-and-instagram-at-least-sometimes-feel-worn-out-by-the-news-they-see\">less likely to say they feel worn out by the news they see there<\/a> compared with news consumers on the other sites studied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About one-in-ten TikTok news consumers (11%) say they extremely or fairly often feel worn out by the news they see on the platform, while 36% say they sometimes do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News consumers <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\">who see at least some political content<\/a> (i.e., posts about politics or political issues) on TikTok are more likely than those who see less politics-related content to feel worn out by the news they 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