Trust in News (Digital News Report)
Share who agree they can trust most news most of the time. Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 2019–2026.
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)
37.0%
-3.4pp vs 2025
Improving
5
of 48 tracked
Declining
38
period over period
Stable
5
±0.5pp band
Trust most news most of the time
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
EuropeAmericasAsiaAfrica
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 68% | +3.0pp |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 33% | +2.0pp |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 41% | +2.0pp |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 46% | +1.0pp |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 46% | +1.0pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | 28% | -10.0pp |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 42% | -9.0pp |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 39% | -8.0pp |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 32% | -8.0pp |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 47% | -8.0pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Africa -0.50pp
Asia -3.3pp
Europe -3.4pp
Americas -5.1pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 4 | 53.5% | -0.50pp |
| Asia | 11 | 37.5% | -3.3pp |
| Europe | 25 | 36.1% | -3.4pp |
| Americas | 8 | 30.8% | -5.1pp |