SEA: most popular news mediums among Gen Z by country 2022

In a survey conducted in February 2022, 80 percent of Southeast Asian respondents aged between 16 and 25 chose social media as their preferred place for news consumption. In comparison, only 12 percent of Southeast Asian respondents in this age group stated to read physical newspapers for their usual news consumption.

Most popular media channels for news reading, watching, or listening among generation Z in Southeast Asia in 2022, by selected country

Characteristic	Social media	News websites	Online newspapers	News apps	Radio	Forums	Podcasts	Physical newspapers	Other
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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Asia

Survey time period

February 2022

Number of respondents

1,897 respondents

Age group

16-25 years

Special properties

multiple responses possible

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How do you usually read/watch/listen to the news?"

Number of respondents:
Singapore: n=363
Thailand: n=378
Malaysia: n=384
Philippines: n=363
Vietnam: n=409

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