Europeans are less inclined to pay for online news than adults , according to data from the internet Institute . Some 90 % of readers in Germany and 89 % in Finland said they were unlikely to pay for news in the future , compared with 79 % in the US . Globally , more than half ( 54 % ) of readers said they saw no point in paying for online news as they can already get the information for free . In the US 16 % of consumers paid for online news last year , as opposed to 33 % who paid for a digital video service such as twitch .
Europeans are less inclined to pay for online news than Americans, according to research from the Reuters Institute. Some 90% of readers in Germany and 89% in Finland said they were unlikely to pay for news in the future, compared with 79% in the US. Globally, more than half (54%) of readers said they saw no point in paying for online news as they can already get the information for free. In the US 16% of consumers paid for online news last year, as opposed to 33% who paid for a digital video service such as Netflix.