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

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

**Period:** 2025  
**Market:** DE  
**Data status:** final  
**Data as of:** 2026-04-28T14:13:49.852564+00:00  
**Sample size:** n = 1,775  
**Source:** [https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/social-media/tiktok-weekly-news-video-consumption-age-germany](https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/social-media/tiktok-weekly-news-video-consumption-age-germany)

## Segments

- **Years:** 2025
- **Platform:** tiktok

## Summary

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.

## Chart

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.

## 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.

## Citation

Datapods (2026-04-28). *Weekly News Video Consumption Among TikTok News Followers by Age — Germany 2025*. Datapods Insights. https://www.datapods.app/en/insights/media/social-media/tiktok-weekly-news-video-consumption-age-germany

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