ResearchThe Decoder· Jun 19, 2026
Global Weekly AI Chatbot News Use Rises to 10 Percent
A new industry report shows increased reliance on AI chatbots for weekly news consumption worldwide. Click-through rates to original sources remain very low. The findings point to gradual shifts in how audiences discover information online.
Key points
- →Weekly AI chatbot news usage grew from 7% to 10% globally year over year.
- →Only 4% of users regularly click through to original sources.
- →Data is drawn from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026.
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