One in five Americans say they regularly get news on TikTok, a dramatic uptick from just 3% in 2020, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week. "During that span, no social media platform we've studied has experienced faster growth in news consumption," Pew researchers noted. TikTok's growing prevalence as a source of news isn't limited to young people. Older adults are also turning to it more frequently for news.
Data from a Pew Research Center poll found that 59 per cent of LGBTQ+ adults want to get married in their lifetime, a significant increase from 28 per cent in 2013.
Users who encountered an AI summary clicked on a traditional search result link in 8% of all visits. Those who did not encounter an AI summary clicked on a search result nearly twice as often (15% of visits).