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Overall trust in news
Global: 37% in 2026.
- 37% Latest · Global · 2026
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2026
Verified 30 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2027
The figure
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Overall trust in news
Global, 2026
Every record
1 record · 1 region · 2026. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global 1 record | |||
| 2026 | 37% | Reuters Institute · 16 Jun 2026 | |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Percentage of respondents who report trusting most news most of the time.
- Measure
- One slice of Trust in news ( form: share, segment: overall ) . Share of individuals or survey respondents who report trusting news from a specified source, platform, or in general. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Emerging Uses of AI Chatbots for News (Global Study) | Reuters Institute | 16 Jun 2026 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the latest overall trust in news?
Global: 37% in 2026.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by Reuters Institute. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2026; the next release should cover 2027. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
Can I use this data?
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StatOrigin. (2026). Overall trust in news [Data set]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/trust-in-news-overall
"Overall trust in news." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/trust-in-news-overall. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Overall trust in news." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/trust-in-news-overall.
@misc{statorigin_trust_in_news_overall_2026, title = {Overall trust in news}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/trust-in-news-overall}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-01} }