80% of Aussies consume news digitally each month: Nielsen June 30, 2021 10:02 New data from Nielsen suggests that growth in digital news consumption beginning in 2020 has been sustained through the first half of 2021. So far in 2021, 80% of adult Australians consumed news digitally on websites and apps each month, as an appetite for news brought on, at least in part, by the pandemic, is remaining. COVID-related news was a clear driver of spikes in digital news consumption, with significant government announcements relating to the pandemic resulting in lifts in total time spent consuming news among Aussies. Nielsen Total Time Spent Minutes CEGN Category [click to enlarge]