AI chatbot weekly usage for news

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United Kingdom · 2026

AI chatbot weekly usage for news in the United Kingdom was 4% in 2026 (Reuters Institute).

Publisher: Reuters Institute
Authority tier: T1 Official
Report: Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets)
Locator: AI chatbots, a new frontier in intermediated news consumption section
Retrieved: 30 Sep 2026
Status: Verified

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accessing AI chatbots for news tends to be less popular in the USA and Europe, with usage in the UK the lowest of any market in our survey at 4%.
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets), AI chatbots, a new frontier in intermediated news consumption section

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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2026). Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets). Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/dnr-executive-summary. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B6

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MLA: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets)." 2026, https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/dnr-executive-summary. Accessed 30 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B6.
Chicago: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets)." 2026. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/dnr-executive-summary. Accessed September 30, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B6.
BibTeX: @misc{reutersinstitute2026chatbota2x5b6, author = {{Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism}}, title = {Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B6}, note = {Original source: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2026/dnr-executive-summary. Accessed September 30, 2026.} }

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Publisher: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism · homepage ↗
Authority tier: Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report: Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026: Overview and Key Findings (Global Survey Across 48 Markets)
Type: Report
Published: 16 June 2026
Locator: AI chatbots, a new frontier in intermediated news consumption section
Retrieved: 30 September 2026
Link status: Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence: See source

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Status: Verified
Review protocol: gemini:evidence-check-v1:2026-09-30
Checked on: 30 September 2026
Last revision: 29 September 2026
Permanent URL: /stat/stat_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B6

Same indicator, other countries

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Korea, Republic of	14%	Reuters Institute	Open record
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Global	10%	Reuters Institute	Open record

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