LONDON, Dec. 19,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Britain's favourite news moments of 2022
include the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Lionesses winning the
Euros and the Will Smith and Chris
Rock slap.
The study of 2,000 adults revealed that 20 percent of people
were hooked on reading about the constant succession of Prime
Ministers, whilst 17 per cent were shocked the UK came second in
the Eurovision song contest and 11 percent couldn't believe
Matt Hancock entered the 'I'm a
Celebrity' jungle.
Other top moments this year include Liz
Truss outlasted by a lettuce (20 percent), David Beckham queueing to see the Queen's coffin
(17 percent) and the dog that turned itself into a police
station after being spooked by fireworks (14 percent).
The research, commissioned by digital magazine and newspaper app
Readly, found that 71 percent of adults think 2022 has been a
particularly memorable year in terms of news.
How well read are you with this
year's world of news from sports, politics, entertainment,
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Chris Couchman, Head of
Content at Readly said: "2022 has certainly been a year of
ups and downs with war, covid recovery and strikes. We have mourned
some of the nation's most popular characters whilst winning one of
the World's top tournaments.
The concern around COVID-19 has been taken over by the
cost-of-living crisis. If we were told we'd see three Prime
Ministers this year and also our monarch's reign would come to an
end, you wouldn't believe it, but it seems no news is surprising
these days."
News junkies
In a typical month this year, 11 percent of respondents have had
10 or more conversations about memorable events with friends,
family and colleagues.
Just over seven in 10 (71 percent) consider themselves in the
loop with current news events. With news broadcasts on TV (46 per
cent), newspapers (34 percent) and the radio the most common ways
of getting this kind of information.
Nowadays though, Brits also like to get their news in other
forms, with 42 per cent saying they are listening to podcasts and
14 per cent are getting it through digital magazines. The Trojan
Horse Affair (16 per cent), BBC Good Food with Tom Kerridge (14 per cent) and Desert Island
Dishes (12 per cent) were among the most popular podcasts
respondents listen to.
Topics people don't want
to read anymore about
The OnePoll study for Readly also found that Love Island (38 percent), Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle (36 percent) and I'm a Celebrity (34 percent) are the
topics adults don't want to hear anymore about. Followed by YouTube
personalities (32 percent), Cristiano
Ronaldo (31 percent) and Cryptocurrencies (29 percent).
Sad passings of 2022
2022 has also been a year of shocking deaths and Britain
have lost some of the nation's favourite people. The Queen came out
on top as the most shocking death of the year (37 percent), with
Dame Olivia Newton John (20 percent)
and Robbie Coltrane (19 percent)
close behind.
Of the last 10 years, 2022 and 2020 were voted the most
memorable for news events by 12 percent of respondents.
The research also found that sports (31 percent), politics (31
percent) and entertainment (29 percent) are the topics people
prefer to read most about.
74 percent of people said they can't quite believe some of the
stories that are reported in the media and a further 25
percent often find themselves 'doomscrolling' their social
channels.
When looking at the year ahead, 27 percent believe there will be
more positive news in 2023 than this year.
Readly, the 'all you can
read' subscription service with
6300 digital magazines and newspapers saw 286,000 digital issues
being read 146 million times on the platform in 2022.
Chris Couchman added:
"Some of the news this year has been difficult to take in, but
this has been coupled with happy, heartwarming events that have
united the nation and we have seen much appetite for across our
portfolio of digital magazines and newspapers.
Our data insights shows that reading has spiked
globally in categories such as news & politics, craft & DIY
and TV, film & cinema this year. Whilst celebrity, motoring and
lifestyle were the top read categories in the UK, weddings, travel
and crafting hobbies also saw an increase.
It will be interesting to see what 2023 brings, let's hope
it's less doom and gloom and more upbeat, positive news that we can
all look forward to."
TOP 30 FAVOURITE NEWS STORIES OF 2022:
- The Queen's Platinum
Jubilee
- Lionesses winning the
Euros
- Having three Prime Ministers in one
year
- Liz Truss getting outlasted by a
lettuce
- Ukraine win Eurovision – with
the UK coming
second
- David Beckham queueing to see
the Queen's
coffin
- The football World Cup taking place in
Qatar
- The dog that turned itself into a police station after getting
spooked by
fireworks
- Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill
becoming the popular song in the world
- The Will Smith & Chris Rock
slap
- NASA successfully crashes a spaceship into an asteroid
- Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation case
- Matt Hancock going into 'I'm a
Celebrity'
- David Tennant becomes the 'new'
Doctor Who
- Elon Musk buying Twitter
- Liverpool being announced as
the host of the 2023 Eurovision song contest
- The Wagatha Christie trial – Rebecca
Vardy vs Coleen Rooney
- Return of Glastonbury – headlined by Paul McCartney
- Neighbours ends – and is then brought back by Amazon
- The release of Top Gun: Maverick
- Holly and Phil queue jump
- Nigels from across the world gather at a Worcestershire pub
after the name became officially extinct
- The new series of Stranger Things
- Ronaldo's interview with Piers Morgan
- Kanye getting dropped by Balenciaga and Adidas
- Joe Lycett appears to shred £10K
cash in row over David Beckham's
Qatar deal
- The ABBA Voyage virtual concert residency
- Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh painting
- The sign for Cock Bridge, a village in Scotland, being stolen so many times 'tamper
proof' ones were erected
- The rise of TikTok
Visit www.readly.com for more information.
For more details
contact: kate.tegelaars@readly.com or 07879 818
711
Research: The survey was carried out during the period
from 29 November - 5 December 2022
via the Internet, on the basis of the OnePoll Panel, based on a
sample of 2000 UK adults.
About Readly
Readly is the European category leader for digital magazines. The
company offers a digital subscription service that lets customers
have unlimited access to 7,500 magazines and newspapers including
the catalogue of ePresse. Readly has subscribers in more than 50
countries and content available in 17 different languages. In
collaboration with 1200 publishers worldwide, Readly is digitising
the magazine and newspaper industry. In 2021, revenues amounted to
SEK 466 million. Since September 2020, the Readly share is listed on
Nasdaq Stockholm Midcap. For more information, please visit
https://corporate.readly.com/
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