{"id":185198,"date":"2024-08-20T11:56:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:56:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-20T23:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:23:21","slug":"about-half-of-tiktok-users-under-30-say-they-use-it-to-keep-up-with-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/08\/20\/about-half-of-tiktok-users-under-30-say-they-use-it-to-keep-up-with-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"About half of TikTok users under 30 say they use it to keep up with politics, news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<details data-wp-context=\"{&quot;closeWhenFocusLost&quot;:false,&quot;knightCollectionUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pewresearch.org\\\/collections\\\/pew-knight-initiative\\\/&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/details\" class=\"wp-block-details is-style-pew-knight-co-branded has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-white-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-fe3d8243 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-top-width:1px;border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--ui-gray-light);border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary data-wp-on--click=\"actions.handleSummaryClick\">Pew Knight Initiative<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24afb64e wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);\">The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ui-gray-very-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.114), 15px);\">Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Knight Foundation is a social investor committed to supporting informed and engaged communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\"><strong>Learn more &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok has been so <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/01\/31\/americans-social-media-use\/#stark-age-differences-in-who-uses-each-app-or-site\">popular among young Americans<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/26\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-tiktok.html\">presidential campaigns are using it<\/a> for voter outreach. And some young adults are using TikTok to keep up with politics or get news, a March Pew Research Center survey shows.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand age differences in TikTok users\u2019 views and experiences on the platform. The questions are drawn from a broader survey exploring the views and experiences of TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram users. For this analysis, we surveyed 10,287 adult internet users in the United States from March 18 to 24, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone who took part in the survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way, nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey was weighted by combining the sample of internet users with data from ATP members who do not use the internet and weighting the combined dataset to be representative of all U.S. adults by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. This analysis is based on those who use TikTok. Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_topline.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_methodology.pdf\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a Pew Research Center analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Find related reports online at <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/\">https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pew-knight\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\">Our survey explored<\/a> various reasons people might use TikTok and other social media platforms. Young TikTok users stand out from their older peers on several of these reasons, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=185217\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbe2eb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_1.png?resize=480,450 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_1.png?resize=782,734 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_1.png?resize=840,788 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"600\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that young adults stand out in using TikTok to keep up with politics and get news.\" class=\"wp-image-185217 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbe2eb; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keeping up with politics or political issues. <\/strong>For 48% of TikTok users ages 18 to 29, this is a major or minor reason why they\u2019re on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, 36% of those ages 30 to 49 and even smaller shares of older users say the same:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>22% of those 50 to 64<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>24% of those 65 and older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Getting news.<\/strong> We also asked TikTok users if <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\">getting news in general is a reason they use the platform<\/a> \u2013 regardless of whether that\u2019s political news or another topic entirely. About half of those under 30 say getting news is a major or minor reason they use TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That compares with 41% of TikTok users ages 30 to 49 who say getting news is a reason they\u2019re on it. The shares of older users saying so are even smaller:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>29% of those 50 to 64<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23% of those 65 and older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok has increasingly become a destination for news, bucking trends on other social media sites. <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\/\">A 2023 Center study<\/a> showed more Americans \u2013 and especially young Americans \u2013 <em>regularly<\/em> get news on the platform compared with a few years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more on what motivates TikTok use \u2013 like entertainment, which is a major draw for most TikTok users \u2013 read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-tiktok-users-view-experience-the-platform\/#why-and-how-people-use-tiktok\">our deep dive into why and how people use the platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-people-see-and-share-on-tiktok\">What people see and share on TikTok<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=185214\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d1d7df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"820\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_2.png?resize=480,635 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_2.png?resize=620,820 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_2.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that TikTok users under 30 are more likely than those 50 and older to say they see at least some political content there.\" class=\"wp-image-185214 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d1d7df; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Seeing political content<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly half of all TikTok users (45%) say they see at least some content about politics or political issues on the platform. That includes 6% of users who say political content is all or most of what they see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half of users under 30 say they see at least some political content on TikTok. That\u2019s higher than the 39% of those 50 and older who say the same. However, the shares of 18- to 29-year-old users and 30- to 49-year-old users who say this are statistically similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"sharing-political-content\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sharing political content<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\">As on other platforms we\u2019ve studied<\/a>, far smaller shares <em>post<\/em> about politics than <em>see<\/em> political content on TikTok. About one-in-ten users ages 18 to 29 (7%), 30 to 49 (8%) and 50 to 64 (8%) post at least some political content there. That compares with just 2% of TikTok users 65 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But many users \u2013 63% \u2013 post nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only 36% of TikTok users say they ever post or share on the platform. Users ages 30 to 49 are most likely to say this, at 44%. That compares with 37% of those 18 to 29, 26% of those 50 to 64 and 15% of those 65 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"seeing-news-related-content\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seeing news-related content<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=185215\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d4dce6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1220\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_3.png?resize=480,945 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_3.png?resize=620,1220 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_3.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that TikTok users under 30 stand out in seeing breaking news, opinions about current events.\" class=\"wp-image-185215 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d4dce6; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of whether TikTok users say getting news is a reason they\u2019re there, <a><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/tiktok-users-experiences-with-news\/\">most see humor and opinions about news<\/a> on the platform:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>84% say they <em>ever<\/em> see funny posts that reference current events on TikTok<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>80% ever see people expressing opinions about current events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>57% ever see news articles posted, reposted, linked or screenshotted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55% ever see information about a breaking news event as it\u2019s happening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users under 50 are more likely than older users to say they ever see each of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And TikTok users under 30 stand out further in seeing opinions about current events and information about breaking news. They are more likely than any other age group to ever see these two kinds of content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tiktok-and-democracy\">TikTok and democracy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debates around TikTok\u2019s impact on the political environment in the United States \u2013 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/353689\/is-tiktok-breaking-young-voters-brains\">for young voters specifically<\/a> \u2013 are squarely in the national spotlight. We wanted to understand: Do TikTok users think the platform impacts democracy, and how?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=185216\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e8e8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_4.png?resize=480,414 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_4.png?resize=782,674 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_4.png?resize=840,724 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"552\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/08\/SR_24.08.20_views-of-tiktok_4.png?w=640\" alt=\"A diverging bar chart showing that younger TikTok users see the platform\u2019s impact \non democracy more positively than older users.\" class=\"wp-image-185216 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e8e8; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, TikTok users are roughly twice as likely to think it\u2019s mostly <em>good<\/em> for American democracy as they are to think it\u2019s mostly <em>bad<\/em> (33% vs. 17%). But the largest share of users (49%) think it has no impact on democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok users under 30 are more positive, however \u2013 45% of this group say it\u2019s mostly good for democracy. That compares with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30% of users ages 30 to 49<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>23% of users 50 to 64<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15% of users 65 and older<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even among users under 30, 39% say the platform has no impact on democracy. That share increases to 66% among users 65 and older.<\/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\/#how-tiktok-users-see-its-climate-and-impact\">The March survey found only minor differences<\/a> by political party among TikTok users in views of its impact on democracy. Still, as lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/appeals-court-hear-challenges-potential-us-tiktok-ban-sept-16-2024-06-17\/\">attempt to ban TikTok over national security concerns<\/a>, other Center research has found that views of banning the platform have been <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/12\/11\/a-declining-share-of-adults-and-few-teens-support-a-us-tiktok-ban\/\">sharply divided by political party<\/a> among the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>To learn more about how Americans view and experience TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram, read these companion reports:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-navigate-politics-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\"><em>How Americans Navigate Politics on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/06\/12\/how-americans-get-news-on-tiktok-x-facebook-and-instagram\/\"><em>How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These Pew Research Center reports and this analysis are from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. 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