News Avoidance (Digital News Report)
Share who say they often or sometimes actively try to avoid news. Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 2017–2026.
Source: Reuters Institute Digital News Report Licence: Reuters Institute — public aggregates Unit: % Parsed: 2026-07-03 Open source ↗
Method: Online YouGov panels (~2,000 per market per year); in India, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa samples are urban/English-speaking and not nationally representative.
Avg (2026)
41.6%
+1.7pp vs 2025
Improving
30
of 48 tracked
Declining
11
period over period
Stable
7
±0.5pp band
Often/sometimes avoid news
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2017–2026.
EuropeAmericasAsiaAfrica
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 39% | +9.0pp |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 34% | +7.0pp |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 53% | +7.0pp |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 47% | +6.0pp |
| 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 47% | +5.0pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 46% | -4.0pp |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 60% | -3.0pp |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 32% | -3.0pp |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 29% | -2.0pp |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 19% | -2.0pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Europe +2.9pp
Americas +1.6pp
Asia +0.30pp
Africa -1.5pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 8 | 45% | +1.6pp |
| Europe | 25 | 43.8% | +2.9pp |
| Africa | 4 | 41.5% | -1.5pp |
| Asia | 11 | 34.2% | +0.30pp |