According to PANews, a recent survey by CoinGecko has revealed that the most commonly used social media platforms among the crypto community are X (formerly known as Twitter), Telegram, and YouTube. These platforms account for 41.7%, 21.5%, and 20.8% of usage respectively, making up approximately 84% of the total. Other social media platforms such as Discord, Reddit, and Farcaster are less favored, with usage percentages of 6.8%, 4.5%, and 1.3% respectively.
The survey also found that the majority of the crypto community members prefer to obtain news and information from social media platforms rather than news websites. Specifically, 73.8% of users get most of their crypto-related information from X, YouTube, or Telegram, while only 6.5% of the respondents consider news websites as their primary source of information.