The Pew Research Center released the results of a survey this week that signal more hardship for print publishers. Some 76% of respondents between the ages of 18 and 49 who read the news — rather than watch or listen to it — prefer to find that news online.

Of those 50 and older, 43% preferred the web as opposed to print. 

In addition, three times as many 18- to-49-year olds who watch and listen to the news preferred to gather that form of news online too, rather than those over 50.

The study marked a healthy uptick in readers turning to the web for news since 2016. Just two years ago, 49% of respondents over 50 who preferred to read the news preferred printed paper, while 32% preferred to go online. 

The results of the Pew study revealed that 47% of American prefer to watch the news as opposed to other forms overall -- a number that has held steady since 2016. There are also a growing number of consumers who rely more than ever on the web.