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News leaders expect search traffic to fall 43%.
See where audiences go, why licensing pays and which labelling rules apply to AI in newsrooms, studios and archives.
WITHOUT AIWITH AI−33%
−33%
Google search traffic to 2,500+ news sites, Nov 2024 to Nov 2025
Source · Chartbeat via Reuters Institute, Jan 2026
7%10%
10%
of people use AI chatbots for news each week, up from 7%
Source · Reuters Institute Digital News Report, Jun 2026
KMBNTN
US$1bn
Disney investment in OpenAI with a licence for 200+ characters
Source · ABC News, Dec 2025
Insights
4%
Answers keep the reader.
Source · Reuters Institute DNR, Jun 2026
76%
Newsrooms turn into creators.
Source · Reuters Institute, Jan 2026
150+
Studios sue where they don't sign.
Source · AP, Jun 2025
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