X/Twitter users in Europe who used the service in the last week 2023

According to a February 2023 survey, 27 percent of X (formerly Twitter) users in the United Kingdom had used the service in the past week. In addition, 13 percent of UK users said they had used X for news in the past week. Overall, users in Turkey were the the most likely to have used X recently for news, with 26 percent reporting to have done so. Users in Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Austria, and Germany were not using X for news as much as other European countries were.

Share of X (formerly Twitter) users in Europe who used the service for any purpose and for news in the last week as of February 2023

Country	For any purpose	For news
Ireland	26%	15%
UK	27%	13%
Sweden	18%	8%
Finland	17%	8%
Norway	15%	5%
Denmark	11%	5%
France	15%	8%
Netherlands	14%	7%
Switzerland	13%	7%
Belgium	13%	6%
Austria	11%	5%
Germany	10%	5%
Turkey	37%	26%
Spain	30%	18%
Greece	19%	10%
Italy	16%	8%
Portugal	15%	8%
Croatia	11%	4%
Poland	15%	7%
Czech Republic	14%	7%
Hungary	12%	5%
Bulgaria	11%	6%
Romania	10%	5%
Slovakia	8%	3%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

January to February 2023

Number of respondents

48,000 respondents

Special properties

2,000 respondents in each country

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Original question: Which, if any, of the following have you used for any purpose/for finding, reading, watching, sharing or discussing news in the last week? Please select all that apply

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