Gen Zs and millennials top in Kenya newspaper readership

Three men at bus station in Nairobi read a newspaper on July 21, 2023.

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Younger generations aged 18-44 years are the strongest newspaper readers in Kenya, driven by digital access to news, a new survey has revealed.

The Communications Authority (CA) said that up to 20 percent of Gen Z (ages 18-27) and up to 22 percent of Gen Y (ages 28-44) adults read newspapers across the 2025/26 fiscal year—the highest level among all age groups.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.