Results: 1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok

A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020, making it the fastest-growing social media source for news, according to Pew Research Center. The platform, known for short-form videos, is especially popular among younger users: 43% of adults under 30 and 25% of those 30–49 now regularly get news there, compared with 9% and 2% in 2020. Among adult TikTok users specifically, 55% say they regularly consume news on the platform, putting it on par with X, Facebook, and Truth Social.

Source: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/25/1-in-5-americans-now-regularly-get-news-on-tiktok-up-sharply-from-2020/