Click-through frequency from AI chatbots to original news sources

RecordSTO-TKC4XPF80S-JB3WNE6ZRH-A2X5B7

42%

Global · 2026

Click-through frequency from AI chatbots to original news sources worldwide was 42% in 2026 (Reuters Institute).

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T1 Official
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AI chatbots, a new frontier in intermediated news consumption section
Retrieved
30 Sep 2026
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Verified

What the source says

Overall, 42% of AI chatbot users for news say they always or often click through from chatbot answers to original news sources but there are wide variations by market.

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APA

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_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B7

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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_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B7.
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_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B7.
BibTeX
@misc{reutersinstitute2026chatbota2x5b7, 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_TKC4XPF80SJB3WNE6ZRHA2X5B7}, 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)
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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
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