Population share reading news online Russia 2023

In January 2023, 61 percent of survey respondents in Russia stated that they used the internet as a news source over the past month. Four years ago, that share was measured at 13 percent lower. The most popular online news channels in the country were search engines.

Over the past month, did you happen to read or watch news or information reports on the internet?

Characteristic	Yes	No
Jan 29, 2023	61%	16%
Feb 6, 2022	59%	18%
Jan 17, 2021	56%	16%
Jan 19, 2020	57%	17%
Jan 20, 2019	58%	15%
Jan 21, 2018	48%	19%

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

January 27-29, 2023**

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents*

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The given question was asked among the respondents who used the internet over the past week, or 77 percent of the total pool of respondents.

** Survey characteristics refer to the latest survey conducted in 104 municipalities in 53 federal subjects of Russia.

Not stated responses were not presented.

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