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Weekly News Video Consumption Among TikTok News Followers by Age — Germany 2025

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Review 2025: 18–24 year-old news followers watch a median of 6 news videos per week +50% vs. 35–44

Weekly News Video Consumption Among TikTok News Followers by Age — Germany 2025The chart displays median weekly news-video consumption for TikTok news followers by age group, with diamonds marking the 75th percentile. The 18–24 group shows the highest median at 6 videos per week, with heavy users reaching 14+ weekly. Older cohorts (25–54) cluster around a median of 4 videos per week. Younger users' higher viewing frequency aligns with <cite index="15-13">Gen Z users (18-24) demonstrating the highest daily active rates on TikTok</cite>. This pattern suggests news is integrated into the daily scroll for younger audiences, even if it remains a small fraction of their total feed. The concentration at the 75th percentile among 18–24 year-olds indicates a committed subcohort actively seeking news on the platform.The chart displays median weekly news-video consumption for TikTok news followers by age group, with diamonds marking the 75th percentile. The 18–24 group shows the highest median at 6 videos per week, with heavy users reaching 14+ weekly. Older cohorts (25–54) cluster around a median of 4 videos per week. Younger users' higher viewing frequency aligns with <cite index="15-13">Gen Z users (18-24) demonstrating the highest daily active rates on TikTok</cite>. This pattern suggests news is integrated into the daily scroll for younger audiences, even if it remains a small fraction of their total feed. The concentration at the 75th percentile among 18–24 year-olds indicates a committed subcohort actively seeking news on the platform.
The chart displays median weekly news-video consumption for TikTok news followers by age group, with diamonds marking the 75th percentile. The 18–24 group shows the highest median at 6 videos per week, with heavy users reaching 14+ weekly. Older cohorts (25–54) cluster around a median of 4 videos per week. Younger users' higher viewing frequency aligns with <cite index="15-13">Gen Z users (18-24) demonstrating the highest daily active rates on TikTok</cite>. This pattern suggests news is integrated into the daily scroll for younger audiences, even if it remains a small fraction of their total feed. The concentration at the 75th percentile among 18–24 year-olds indicates a committed subcohort actively seeking news on the platform.

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Info
Sample size
n = 1,775
Data date
2025
Segment
All segments
Platform
TikTok
Market
Germany

Analysis

Among German TikTok users who follow news accounts, younger users consume news significantly more actively. The 18–24 cohort watches a median of 6 news videos per week—50% higher than older cohorts who steady at 4. Heavy users in the youngest age group (75th percentile) watch 14+ videos weekly, suggesting a small but highly engaged younger audience driving overall news consumption on the platform.

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Methodology

Per-user-week aggregation: for each user in each ISO week during 2025, count news videos watched (author in 99-handle news allowlist). Median taken within each age group to neutralise power-user concentration. Based on video metadata coverage of ~61% of watched videos, so counts are a lower bound. Includes users with tracked news activity only.

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