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53%
of US adult TikTok users regularly get news on TikTok, up from 22% in 2020
Sample: 5,166 US adults, American Trends Panel, 24-30 Aug 2026
Pew Research Center, Aug 2026
SurveyUpdated 23 Oct 2026
20%of US adults regularly get news on TikTok, unchanged from 2025 and up from 3% in 2020
One in five. 20% of US adults regularly got news on TikTok in August 2026, the same as in 2025 and up from 3% in 2020. Among adults under 30 it is 39%.
SurveyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSASocial media and internet · News
In plain words
What this number really says
TikTok has become a regular news source for one in five American adults, up from almost none in 2020. Growth stopped in 2026.
20%
of US adults regularly get news on TikTok
39%
of adults 18 to 29 do
53%
of adult TikTok users get news there
Why you can trust it. Survey by Pew Research Center: 5,166 US adults, 24-30 August 2026, American Trends Panel.
Key terms
- Regularly get news People who say they regularly get news on the platform, as Pew asks it each year.
Source: Pew Research Center, Aug 2026
Before and now
How we got here
2020
3%of US adults regularly got news on TikTok.
2023
14%2025
20%2026
20%Flat for the first time.
Compare
How 20% compares
This number
20%
USA Aug 2026
LatestAges 18-29
39%
Regularly get news on TikTok
down from 43% in 2025Ages 30-49
25%
same as 2025Ages 65+
4%
+1 ptWho it is for
Who should use this number, and how
Publishers and local news
Young adults find news in short video.
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Brands
TikTok is also a research tool for young buyers.
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Who it affects
Who feels this number
The same 20% means something different for each group.
Hispanic adults
35%get news on TikTokPew, Aug 2026.
White adults
14%get news on TikTokPew, Aug 2026.
Where it shows
Where this number has an impact
Short video is a news channel
For adults under 30, 39% regularly get news on TikTok. If your audience is young, a website alone will miss them.
The future
What this number says about what comes next
Forecasts below are made by others and linked to where they were published. Our own reading of the data is marked as ours.
Our reading, not a forecast
What the data suggests
- The plateau. After five years of growth, the share held at 20% in 2026 and fell among adults under 30 (43% to 39%). Watch whether 2027 confirms a plateau.
What to watch next
- Pew's next news platform update
The data
All the numbers in one table
As published by Pew Research Center, Aug 2026. Standard errors are shown where the source gives them.
| Year | All US adults | Ages 18-29 | 30-49 | 50-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3% | 9% | 2% | 1% | <1% |
| 2021 | 6% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 1% |
| 2022 | 10% | 26% | 10% | 4% | 1% |
| 2023 | 14% | 32% | 15% | 7% | 3% |
| 2024 | 17% | 39% | 19% | 9% | 3% |
| 2025 | 20% | 43% | 25% | 10% | 3% |
| 2026 | 20% | 39% | 25% | 11% | 4% |
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- Pew Research Center
- Source type
- Survey: Sampled survey with a published method
- What it measures
- 20% of US adults regularly get news on TikTok, unchanged from 2025 and up from 3% in 2020
- Data period
- Aug 2026 (ends 30 Aug 2026)
- Published by the source
- 19 Oct 2026
- Who is counted
- 5,166 US adults, American Trends Panel, 24-30 Aug 2026
- In the source's words
A fifth of U.S. adults regularly get news on TikTok, according to a Pew Research Center survey from August. That share is unchanged from 2025 but up from just 3% in 2020.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on pewresearch.org short read of 19 Oct 2026; chart data table gives 20 for 2026.
- Reuse
- Free to quote with credit. American Trends Panel, a probability panel of US adults.
- Next expected update
- Irregular (Pew Research Center, irregular)
- Original page
- www.pewresearch.org: Pew Research Center
- Data files
- CSV · JSON (stable links)
Full change log
No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
Cite this number
APA
Pew Research Center. (2026). 20% of US adults regularly get news on TikTok, unchanged from 2025 and up from 3% in 2020. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/social-media/us-adults-get-news-on-tiktok
MLA
"20% of US adults regularly get news on TikTok, unchanged from 2025 and up from 3% in 2020." Pew Research Center, Aug 2026. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/social-media/us-adults-get-news-on-tiktok.
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FAQ
Questions about this number
How many Americans get news from TikTok?
20% of US adults regularly get news on TikTok (Pew, August 2026).
Is TikTok news use growing?
Not in 2026: the share stayed at 20%, the same as 2025, after rising from 3% in 2020.
How many young adults get news on TikTok?
39% of US adults ages 18 to 29 regularly get news there (Pew, 2026).
What share of TikTok users get news there?
53% of US adult TikTok users regularly get news on the platform (Pew, 2026).
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