Social media used for news in the Netherlands 2017-2018

The data displays the answers to a survey question regarding the social media brands used for news in the Netherlands in 2017 and 2018. In the Netherlands, the use of Facebook for news decreased between 2017 and 2018. By contrast, the use of WhatsApp Messenger increased.

As of 2018, the number of monthly active Facebook users in the Netherlands reached a number of approx. 11 million.