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Most high US information websites noticed visitors pull again in February following a busy January.

Among the many 50 most-visited on-line newsbrands within the US in February, 11 elevated their visitors in contrast with the month earlier than, whereas 19 noticed decreases of 10% or extra.

The drops mirror widespread features in February, when solely 9 high websites noticed visitors losses and 21 posted features of 10% or better. Nonetheless they’re additionally regardless of an eventful February for US information which included an airplane crash in Washington DC and an Oval Workplace row between Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The sharpest month-on-month fall was seen at January’s quickest grower, The Los Angeles Instances. The publication, possible spurred by town’s historic wildfires, grew its net visits practically 120% to 42.3 million in January, however in February these returned to twenty.8 million – a 51% month-on month fall. The publication’s February visitors was 27% decrease than in February 2024.

Two publications elevated their visits by 10% or extra month-on-month: political information web site The Hill (42.9 million visits, up 17%) and UK title The Impartial (26.5 million, up 12%). The Gateway Pundit, a web site that promoted false claims the 2020 US presidential election was stolen, was not far behind, rising 9% month-on-month to 29.5 million.

Among the many ten most-visited information websites within the US particularly, in the meantime, information company the Related Press (122.8 million visits, up 5.7% month-on-month) was the one publication to develop its visitors in contrast with January. USA Right this moment (128.8 million, down 19%) was the quickest faller among the many group, adopted by CNN (345.1 million, down 14%) and BBC Information (112.3 million, down 11%). The shallowest fall within the high ten was seen at Folks journal (150.6 million), which nonetheless misplaced 5% of its visitors.

Yr-on-year the image was extra blended. The AP was the fastest-growing top-ten web site in contrast with February 2024, growing its visitors by 76%, adopted by the BBC (up 30%), Folks (7.1%) and The New York Instances (452.4 million, up 6.4%), which stays the most-visited information web site within the US.

The opposite six top-ten websites misplaced visits, though Fox Information (260.5 million) dropped lower than a share level. The largest year-on-year decline within the high ten was seen at aggregator MSN (196.4 million, down 8%) and USA Right this moment (additionally down 8%).

Among the many broader high 50 by far the best year-on-year progress got here at Athlon Sports activities (41.4 million), which registered an 854% improve in visits in contrast with the identical month final yr. It was adopted by India Instances (23.9 million, up 82%), the AP and publishing platform Substack (72.1 million, up 71%).

The Gateway Pundit and one other web site supportive of Donald Trump, Breitbart, have been additionally among the many quickest growers year-on-year, up 54% and 26% respectively.

Seven websites posted year-on-year visitors declines of 10% or better. The biggest and sixth-largest drops have been at British tabloids The Solar (21.6 million, down 62%) and Day by day Mail (94.8 million, down 19%). Enterprise Insider (48 million, down 33%) noticed the second-greatest fall, adopted by the LA Instances and aggregator Yahoo Information (73.3 million, down 27%).

Since November 2023 Similarweb has excluded the figures for version.cnn.com in its report back to Press Gazette since they’re counted beneath the principle area. Visits to version.cnn.com nevertheless make up a really small share of all visits to the CNN area within the US.

Similarweb generates its visitors information by making use of machine studying and modelling to the statistically consultant datasets that the corporate collects. Datasets are primarily based on direct measurement (i.e. web sites and apps that select to share first-party analytics with Similarweb); contributory networks that mixture machine information; partnerships and public information extraction from web sites and apps. The websites within the listing are primarily based on Similarweb’s classification of stories and media publishers, though Press Gazette refines the listing to exclude some websites with a much less journalistic focus.

Proceed studying for earlier months’ protection of the highest 50 web sites for information within the US:

January 2025

The Los Angeles Instances greater than doubled its net visitors month-on-month in January as its dwelling metropolis battled historic wildfires.

The California newspaper, which has seen visitors dip in latest months, recorded 42.3 million guests final month, up 118% in contrast with December 2024 in response to Similarweb. That determine additionally represented a 44.9% improve towards January 2024.

Because of this the location jumped from fiftieth place on final month’s desk to thirtieth in January. The paper has reportedly suffered subscription cancellations in latest months after proprietor Patrick Quickly-Shiong intervened to dam its editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris within the US presidential election.

January additionally produced vital visitors features for US political and laborious information websites amid the beginning of Donald Trump’s second administration, with the ten fastest-growing websites on the highest 50 together with Axios (31.4 million, up 44% month-on-month), CBS Information (102.9 million, up 39%) and Politico (38.5 million, up 30%).

General solely 9 web sites posted month-on-month visitors declines in January.

Among the many ten most-visited information websites within the US virtually each writer posted visitors features in January, with the UK-based BBC specifically (125.8 million visits, up 13%) re-entering the top-ten. CNN (399.1 million, up 12%) and USA Right this moment (158.6 million, up 10.4%) elevated their visits by double-digit share factors, whereas the New York Put up (127.9 million, down 10%) the one top-ten web site to lose visitors.

Athlon Sports activities (46.9 million) was once more the fastest-growing publication on the highest 50 year-on-year, practically quadrupling visits, and was adopted by India Instances (27.7 million, up 100%) — one among a number of Indian information websites that has risen rapidly up the worldwide high 50 chart however first appeared on the US high 50 in December.

The Related Press (116.2 million, up 25%), Substack (73.1 million, up 22.5%) and the BBC (125.8 million, up 13.1%) have been additionally among the many quickest growers in contrast with January 2024.

The BBC noticed the quickest progress among the many ten most-visited information websites within the US, adopted by Folks journal (158.6 million, up 14%) and the most-visited publication total, The New York Instances (494.4 million, up 12.2%). Fox Information (278.4 million, down 3.7%), aggregator MSN (214.3 million, down 8.2%) and the New York Put up (127.9 million, down 8.7%) misplaced visitors, in the meantime.

A 3rd of the highest 50 misplaced visitors year-over-year, with the biggest decline seen on the US model of the UK’s un-paywalled Solar tabloid (23 million, down 63.8% year-over-year). The US Solar has been affected by Google’s algorithm adjustments and diminished the dimensions of its newsroom in September to focus on fewer key content material areas.

Enterprise Insider (56.8 million) and Huffpost (43.7 million) every acquired 25% much less visitors this January than January final yr.

Among the many 9 web sites to lose visitors month-on-month, 5 noticed decreases of two.1% or decrease. 4 noticed double-digit share level falls, nevertheless: the New York Put up, Buzzfeed (52.5 million, down 10.2%), Athlon Sports activities (down 13.4%) and SF Gate (21.5 million, additionally down 13.4%).

December 2024

The New York Instances prolonged its lead over CNN has the most well-liked information web site within the US in response to Press Gazette’s newest top-50 rating.

Among the many 50 most-visited information websites within the nation solely 11 grew their visits month-on-month in December. Some 32 websites grew their whole variety of web site visits yr on yr, in response to Similarweb.

The largest visitors pullback within the high ten was at USA Right this moment (143.6 million, down 29.4%), adopted by CNN (356.6 million, down 22.5%) and Fox Information (253.6 million, down 17%). Half of the highest ten websites noticed double-digit share decreases. CNN started charging its most common readers for web site entry in October 2024.

November was an enormous month traffic-wise for a lot of US information web sites helped by the 5 November presidential election.

Within the broader high 50 each local weather information web site The Cooldown (25.4 million, up 123.1% month-on-month) and sports activities information web site Athlon Sports activities (54.1 million, up 38.7%) noticed vital progress in contrast with November. Buzzfeed (58.5 million, up 12.3%), the Day by day Mail (108.6 million, up 6.3%) and native publishing community Patch (25.7 million, up 16.3%) additionally grew.

By way of annual progress Athlon Sports activities and The Cooldown once more topped the charts, with each seeing better than 300% year-on-year progress.

They have been adopted by India Instances (24.5 million, up 78.1%), the Related Press (93 million, up 54.9%) and publishing platform Substack (59.7 million, up 46.6%).

Among the many high ten most-visited websites particularly, all however two websites noticed some year-on-year progress. Enterprise writer Forbes (115.4 million, up 41.5%) noticed the quickest rise, adopted by Folks journal (144.6 million, up 14.2%), The New York Instances (up 8.9%) and the New York Put up (142.1 million, up 8.1%).

The largest fallers in contrast with December 2023 among the many complete high 50 have been UK tabloid The Solar (23 million, down 55%), The Los Angeles Instances (19.4 million, down 33.2%) and Huffpost (43.6 million, down 21%).

November 2024

Conventional laborious information and politics websites noticed the biggest net visitors progress in November amid the 2024 US presidential election.

Three in 5 of the highest 50 most-visited information websites within the US noticed visitors develop in contrast with October — though there have been some notable exceptions.

The Los Angeles Instances (23.7 million visits) and Washington Put up (102.4 million) noticed the sixth and eighth largest drops, falling by 7.9% and 6.6% respectively in contrast with October.

The 2 publishers skilled related controversies going into the election after their proprietors every blocked their editorial boards from endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, reportedly leading to subscription cancellations.

The largest month-on-month visitors surges got here at NBC (136 million visits, up 45.9%), the Related Press (144.7 million, up 45.7%) and The Day by day Wire (25.5 million, up 40.9%).

Main political publishers like Axios (31.5 million, up 35.3%) and Politico (50.2 million, up 27.6%) additionally fared effectively, alongside right-leaning publishers Fox Information (305.6 million, up 18.4%), Newsmax (36.2 million, up 20.1%) and Breitbart (39.6 million, up 17.5%).

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Many of the ten most-visited information websites within the US benefitted from the November surge, with The New York Instances (528.6 million, up 11% month-on-month), USA Right this moment (203.5 million, up 9.8%) and CNN (460 million, up 8.2%) all notching notable features.

Folks.com, the web site of Folks journal, noticed the biggest fall among the many high ten, dropping 10% of its viewers in contrast with October. Yahoo Finance (149.8 million, down 2.3%), the New York Put up (142.4 million, down 1.8%) and aggregator MSN (234.6 million, down 1.4%) noticed modest drops.

November additionally delivered The New York Instances again to the highest of the highest 50 chart, forward of CNN.

Yr-on-year the fastest-growing high ten information web site was the AP, which noticed 162.5% extra visits in November 2024 than it did in the identical month in 2023. NBC Information, equally, grew its visitors 112.5% in contrast with final yr, whereas USA Right this moment managed progress of 65.5%.

All the ten most-visited information websites within the US in November acquired extra visits than they did a yr earlier. The smallest grower, Yahoo Finance, nonetheless managed year-on-year progress of 5.2%.

For an additional month the quickest year-on-year grower on the highest 50 was athlonsports.com (39 million visits, up 305.7%), adopted by the AP and The Day by day Dot (25.1 million, up 147.3%).

General solely seven of the highest 50 recorded year-on-year visitors declines in November: Yahoo Information (82.8 million visits, down 16.8%), the LA Instances (down 13.9%), monetary writer Bloomberg (23.5 million, down 10.5%), the Day by day Mail (102.2 million, down 7%), Huffpost (50.9 million, down 5.2%), CNBC (90.9 million, down 2.2%) and The Solar (26.6 million, down 1.1%).

Among the many ten most-visited information websites within the US solely three websites had a busier December than November: Yahoo Finance (155.9 million visits in December, up 4.1%), aggregator Google Information (119.6 million, up 3.2%) and superstar and human curiosity journal Folks (144.6 million, up 2.1%).

October 2024

Many of the high newsbrands within the US noticed net visitors progress in October following two months of declines.

All however one of many ten most-visited information websites within the US, and virtually 4 in 5 of the highest 50, grew their visits in contrast with September.

Thirty web sites within the high 50 additionally noticed their visits develop year-on-year in October, in addition to eight of the highest ten.

Among the many ten most-visited information websites within the US, Forbes (118.4 million visits) noticed the best progress, growing 42.7% in contrast with October 2023 and 4.7% in contrast with September 2024.

It was adopted by USA Right this moment (185.3 million, up 41.6% year-on-year) and the web site of Folks journal (157.4 million, up 32.3%), which have been the one different top-ten websites to see double-digit progress in contrast with 2023.

CNN (425 million) stays the most-visited information web site within the US regardless of an 11.8% year-on-year lower in visitors — the one fall among the many high ten apart from Fox Information (258.1 million), which misplaced 22.5% of its October 2023 visitors.

The broader visitors bounce again could mirror elevated information curiosity within the run-up to the US election, which occurred within the first week of November. The Fox net visitors decline contrasts with the community’s reported surge in TV viewership across the election.

Among the many broader high 50 information websites within the US, sports activities information web site athlonsports.com (34.7 million) continued its reign because the fastest-growing writer, practically quadrupling its net visits in comparison with October 2023.

It was adopted by The Day by day Dot (28.2 million, up 200.7%), Actual Clear Politics (23.3 million, up 158%) and Newsweek (111.3 million, up 110.9%). British information web site The Impartial (34.8 million), which claimed in November to have grow to be the largest British-born information web site within the US in response to Comscore information, additionally notched 70.4% year-on-year progress.

Month-on-month, CNN’s visitors stayed largely flat, rising 0.3%. At first of October the location deployed a brand new paywall, which doesn’t seem to have instantly damage its net visits.

Fox additionally misplaced roughly 1% of its US net visits in October in contrast with the month earlier than. The fastest-growing top-ten web site month-on-month was USA Right this moment, adopted by aggregator Google Information (122.4 million, up 8.6%) and Folks.

Additionally probably reflecting curiosity within the US presidential election, the quickest month-to-month progress among the many high 50 was seen at Actual Clear Politics, the place visits have been up practically 40% in contrast with September. Newsweek (up 20.1%), The Atlantic (26.6 million, up 16.2% month-on-month), The Washington Put up (109.7 million, up 8.7%) and Substack (53.9 million, up 7.9%) have been equally among the many quickest growers.

Additionally probably reflecting curiosity within the US presidential election, the quickest month-to-month progress among the many high 50 was seen at Actual Clear Politics, the place visits have been up practically 40% in contrast with September. Newsweek (up 20.1%), The Atlantic (26.6 million, up 16.2% month-on-month), The Washington Put up (109.7 million, up 8.7%) and Substack (53.9 million, up 7.9%) have been equally among the many quickest growers.

On the opposite finish of the dimensions the quickest year-on-year visitors losses have been seen by the Los Angeles Instances (25.8 million, down 30% on October 2023), the Day by day Mail (104.1 million, down 22.8%) and Fox Information.

Regardless of its sturdy politics providing, Axios (23.3 million) was the highest 50 web site with the biggest month-to-month visitors fall, dropping 17.4% of its visits in contrast with September. It was adopted by The Impartial (down 12.4% month-on-month) and Enterprise Insider (64.3 million, down 11.8%).

September 2024

Virtually all the highest 50 information websites within the US noticed visitors fall in September, deepening a decline that started in August.

However for many publishers visits have nonetheless improved year-on-year, with three-fifths of the highest 50 recording visitors will increase of at the least 10% in contrast with September 2023.

All the ten most-visited information websites within the US noticed visitors drop in comparison with August. The contraction was sharpest at Yahoo Finance (down 11.3% month-on-month to 144.4 million visits) and third-placed Fox Information (down 11.2% to 260.2 million).

In August eight of the highest ten publishers noticed month-on-month decline, which marked a correction after an eventful July (wherein the Paris Olympics kicked off, Joe Biden left the US presidential race and Donald Trump was shot).

Main information occasions within the US in September included Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina, a second failed assassination try towards Trump, and the primary TV debate between him and Kamala Harris.

In September the shallowest visitors falls have been recorded at The New York Instances (down 1.9% to 355 million) and Forbes (down 2.1% to 113 million). Regardless of the drop September’s rating displays the primary time Forbes has entered the US high ten after leaping three locations to ninth. Google Information (visits down 6.7% to 112.7 million), in the meantime, fell out of the highest ten.

CNN, which was once more probably the most visited web site within the US, noticed visits fall 4% to 424 million. The positioning has since rolled out its inaugural paywall, the results from which is able to solely grow to be seen subsequent month.

The Day by day Mail (down 7.5% month-on-month to 113 million), which was the ninth hottest information web site within the US in each July and August, dropped in September to tenth.

The one riser throughout the high ten, apart from new entrant Forbes, was Folks, which was up one spot regardless of visits dropping 9.5% month-on-month to 147.2 million.

September noticed the re-entry of The Atlantic into the highest 50 (visits down 0.2% month-on-month however up 15.2% year-on-year to 22.9 million) after it dropped off in August. Far-right web site Gateway Pundit, which entered the chart at forty eighth final month, has in flip fallen out of the highest 50.

Athlon Sports activities (up 218.4% year-on-year to 35 million) was the quickest riser within the ranks of the highest 50, leaping eight locations to thirty third on the again of 18% month-on-month visitors progress, the second most progress of any writer within the high 50.

The one web site to see a bigger rise in visits in contrast with August was CBS Information, the place visitors rose 20.7% to 92.5 million, translating to a five-place rise on the charts.

One other notable riser was native writer SF Gate (up six locations to thirty sixth on the again of a 0.4% month-on-month visitors drop, to 29.3 million) and libertarian weblog Zero Hedge (25.2 million), which rose 5 locations to fortieth regardless of a 7.7% visitors decline.

The UK’s The Impartial, which has been on a US enlargement marketing campaign, noticed some fruits from that bid in September: it was one of many 4 websites to see month-on-month visitors progress (rising 5.7% to 39.7 million) and notched year-on-year progress of 88.3%, the fourth highest total.

Going the other way, nevertheless, was the US outpost of fellow British writer The Solar (22.2 million visits), which dropped 15 locations to fiftieth on the again of 34.9% month-on-month and 65.1% year-on-year visitors declines. The Solar not too long ago made steep cuts at its US operation.

After Athlon the fastest-growing web site within the US year-on-year was The Day by day Dot (up 174.2% year-on-year to 29.2 million), which entered the highest 50 for the primary time in August. They have been adopted by Newsweek, the place visits rose 115.1% year-on-year to 92.6 million. Newsweek’s speedy stand up the charts has stalled in latest months: having been within the high ten in July it fell out final month and in September positioned 14th.

All however two of the ten most-visited websites within the US in September noticed year-on-year visitors progress. New high ten entrant Forbes was additionally the fastest-growing web site within the group, seeing visits rise 48% in contrast with September 2023. It was adopted by Folks journal (up 37.8%), USA Right this moment (up 29.6% to 166 million) and The New York Instances.

The 2 high ten websites to see year-on-year visitors declines have been Fox Information (down 0.7%) and Mail On-line, the place visits dropped 7.2%.

August 2024

Two-thirds of the highest information websites within the US noticed visitors shrink month-on-month in August following a bumper July.

However the image is rosier over an extended timespan, with three-quarters of the highest 50 publishers seeing year-on-year progress in visits in August.

The contraction is especially pronounced among the many high ten US information websites by visitors, the place eight publishers noticed visits drop in comparison with July.

In July each web site within the high ten noticed month-on-month visitors progress, possible pushed by blockbuster information occasions together with the primary assassination try on Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s departure from the presidential race.

However in August Folks.com (162.6 million visits) and Yahoo Finance (162.8 million) have been the one high ten websites to proceed rising their visitors, by 3% and a couple of% respectively.

The largest drop got here at CNN, which noticed visits fall 16% to 441.4 million. It nonetheless remained the most-visited information web site within the US, a place it has held since Similarweb up to date its information mannequin in June and pushed the location forward of The New York Instances.

The New York Instances maintained its place in second place, with 361.8 million visits, and Fox Information was third on 293 million.

Yahoo Finance and Folks each shuffled up the board one spot to sixth and seventh place respectively, pushing the New York Put up (150 million visits, down 7% year-on-year) all the way down to eighth.

Mail On-line remained regular at ninth place with 122.2 million visits whereas Google Information (120.8 million) jumped three locations to tenth regardless of dropping 4% of visitors month-on-month, displacing Newsweek (115.7 million) from the highest ten.

Additional down the rankings The Day by day Beast was the best debuting publication, getting into the highest 50 at thirty ninth place after seeing visitors rise 22% month-on-month to 30 million. The opposite new entrants in August have been Dailydot.com (29.8 million, fortieth place), NJ.com (26.6 million, forty seventh) and Newsbreak.com (25.7 million, fiftieth).

The 4 websites that dropped off the highest 50 to make room for them have been local weather web site The Cooldown, which had been having fun with a speedy visitors rise in latest months, native publishers Patch.com and KSL.com, and present affairs journal The Atlantic.

The largest riser already on the charts was progressive information web site Uncooked Story, which climbed eight spots to thirty seventh place on the again of a 24% month-on-month visitors improve to 33.2 million. It was adopted by UK information web site The Impartial (up six locations with 37.6 million) and the Los Angeles Instances (up 5 locations with 28.5 million).

Amongst all high 50 websites The Day by day Dot grew quickest month-on-month, seeing visitors rise 25%.

Yr-on-year, nevertheless, the quickest progress was at sports activities writer Athlon Sports activities, which has been the case among the many US high 50 each month since Might. The positioning acquired 374% extra visits in August 2024 than in August 2023, reaching 29.6 million. The following quickest progress was at Newsweek, the place visitors rose 158%, and the Day by day Dot (88%).

Among the many high ten information websites by US visitors Folks journal once more noticed probably the most year-on-year progress in August, having additionally been the quickest annual growers in April, Might and June. July’s quickest year-on-year riser, USA Right this moment, adopted in second place in August.

July 2024

All however two of the highest 50 information web sites within the US noticed visits develop month-on-month amid an eventful July for political information.

All the top-ten most-visited information websites within the US noticed visitors progress in comparison with June, in response to figures from digital intelligence platform Similarweb. The largest will increase in visitors have been at USA Right this moment (34%), CNN (33%), Newsweek (21%), Fox Information (20%) and The New York Instances (15%).

These figures distinction towards June, when not one of the high ten noticed month-on-month progress.

The figures for July are the primary Press Gazette has revealed since Similarweb up to date its information mannequin. The corporate says the replace has improved the accuracy of the info, notably with regard to smaller web sites.

Essentially the most notable results of the change seems to be that it has bounced CNN (525 million visits) forward of The New York Instances (385.7 million) to retake the highest spot on the visitors rating.

Fox Information (336.7 million) retained its place in third place, forward of MSN (263 million) which it overtook in Might.

Underneath the brand new mannequin Folks.com (158.3 million) drops from fifth place, which it occupied in Might, to eighth, behind USA Right this moment (188.1 million) in fifth, the New York Put up in sixth (160.5 million) and Yahoo Finance in seventh (159.5 million). Mail On-line (136.1 million) features a spot, rising to ninth, and Newsweek (133.3 million) leaps from sixteenth to tenth place.

The one websites to see visits decline month-on-month have been the US web site of the UK’s The Solar newspaper (37.1 million) and Athlon Sports activities (27.5 million), which each dropped 3%.

Yr-on-year, nevertheless, Athlon (athlonsports.com) noticed the best progress within the high 50, drawing in 697% extra visits in July 2024 than in July 2023.

The second-fastest annual progress was at local weather web site The Cooldown (25.5 million, up 562%) and the third-fastest was at Newsweek (172%), which was additionally the fastest-growing web site among the many high ten domains.

All of the top-ten websites by whole visits grew year-on-year in July, seven of them by double-digit percentages.

Six of the highest 50 noticed year-on-year go to declines in July. The Solar was once more the largest faller, dropping 46% of its visitors. It was adopted by Yahoo Information (down 22%), Buzzfeed (down 17%), the Los Angeles Instances (down 12%), and CNBC and SFGate, every of which declined 2%.

The biggest features month-on month have been at political and laborious information websites, once more reflecting a historic July for information. ABC Information (83.5 million visits) noticed probably the most progress between June and July, growing visitors 81%. MSNBC (29.2 million) elevated visits by 66%, NBC Information (128 million) by 62%, Axios (40 million) by 54% and The Atlantic (28.2 million) by 52%.

June 2024

Newsweek was as soon as once more the fastest-growing information web site within the US in June 2023, notching 15% month-on-month progress to 110.2 million visits.

As well as Newsweek noticed visits rise 144% in comparison with June the prior yr, however it didn’t see probably the most year-on-year progress among the many high 50. The quickest year-on-year progress got here at Athlon Sports activities, which attracted 28.5 million visits in June, up 484% from the prior yr.

Local weather information web site The Cooldown noticed the second most year-on-year progress, with visits rising 152% to 21.9 million.

Among the many high ten websites by visitors no writer noticed month-on-month progress in June. The New York Put up noticed the largest decline – dropping 11% of visitors month-on-month – adopted by The New York Instances, which dropped 10% to 336 million visits.

Movie star-focused Folks.com noticed probably the most year-on-year progress within the high ten, rising visits 37% to 142.1 million. It was adopted by USA Right this moment, which noticed visitors rise 11% to 140.3 million.

Might 2024

Be aware: Figures from Might 2024 and earlier have been calculated utilizing an outdated Similarweb information mannequin that has since been up to date.

Movie star-focused newsbrand Folks.com was the fastest-growing information web site within the US in Might, in response to Press Gazette’s newest rating.

Visits to the favored journal’s web site have been up 18% month-on-month to 165.3 million, in response to information from digital intelligence platform Similarweb.

It was adopted by two Information Corp titles, foxnews.com (269.1 million visits) and nypost.com (160.8 million), which have been each up 8% month-on-month.

CNN (419.2 million visits, up 3%) and the New York Instances (503.4 million, up 3%) additionally noticed progress, albeit extra modest, in comparison with April.

Whereas the New York Instances remained the largest newsbrand within the US by variety of visits adopted by CNN, a powerful month-to-month efficiency from Fox Information led it to overhaul MSN (261.3 million visits) into third place, pushing MSN into fourth.

Folks in the meantime retook fifth place following its robust progress, with Yahoo Finance (154.4 million) falling into seventh.

Yr-on-year, Folks was once more fastest-growing with visits up 42%, whereas The New York Instances (up 17%) and USA Right this moment (125.7 million, up 16%) additionally noticed robust progress – contrasting with USA Right this moment’s sharp month-to-month droop (its visits have been down 15% making it the biggest-falling web site among the many high ten in comparison with April).

Among the many high 50, Newsweek, which has topped the listing for progress in a number of of the previous months, was solely the third quickest rising web site year-on-year regardless of one other robust month.

Visits to the information journal’s web site have been up 198% in comparison with Might 2023 to 95.5 million however it was overwhelmed by two specialist newsbrands.

Quickest-growing was long-standing sports activities writer Athlon Sports activities, which entered our high 50 for the primary time in thirty third place (35.9 million visits, up 962% year-on-year). Athlon is finest identified for publishing pre-season single-title sports activities annuals on skilled and school sports activities, and was quickly merged with Sports activities Illustrated in 2022. It was adopted by monetary information and recommendation web site Moneywise (27.6 million visits, up 334% year-on-year).

The identical two websites topped the desk for month-to-month progress with visits to Athlon Sports activities up 126% and visits to Moneywise up 70% in comparison with April.

AP Information (98.8 million, up 21%) and Selection (43.8 million, up 19%) additionally noticed progress of over or near a fifth.

The Day by day Mail remained the best-ranked British newsbrand within the rating climbing one place into tenth (117.8 million visits), whereas the BBC was in rank 11 (112.7 million).

Since November Similarweb has excluded the figures for version.cnn.com in its report back to Press Gazette since they’re counted beneath the principle area. Visits to version.cnn.com nevertheless make up a really small share of all visits to the CNN area within the US.

Similarweb generates its visitors information by making use of machine studying and modelling to the statistically consultant datasets that the corporate collects. Datasets are primarily based on direct measurement (i.e. web sites and apps that select to share first-party analytics with Similarweb); contributory networks that mixture machine information; partnerships and public information extraction from web sites and apps. The websites within the listing are primarily based on Similarweb’s classification of stories and media publishers, though Press Gazette refines the listing to exclude some websites with a much less news-based focus.

April 2024

Newsweek continued a powerful run of progress to retake its spot because the fastest-growing information web site within the US in April, in response to Press Gazette’s newest rating.

Visits to the information journal’s web site have been up 149% year-on-year to 90.5 million, in response to information from digital intelligence platform Similarweb.

Newsweek was adopted by Virginia-based nationwide newsbrand Axios which like Newsweek greater than doubled its visitors (31.9 million visits, up 107% year-on-year), new local weather and sustainability information web site The Cool Down (27.8 million visits, up 71% year-on-year) and Advance Native Michigan information web site M Stay (22.7 million, up 66%).

Month-on-month Newsweek did much less effectively, seeing no change in viewers in comparison with March. As a substitute fastest-growing was M Stay (up 27% month-on-month), adopted by CBS Information (84 million, up 26%), Axios (up 21%), and expertise specialist The Verge (up 17%).

The US Solar was additionally among the many fastest-growing websites month-on-month, up 16% to 46.3 million, sharing joint fifth place with Forbes (108.3 million, additionally up 16% month-on-month).

Among the many ten largest websites by variety of visits, superstar newsbrand Folks was the quickest rising year-on-year for a second month (140.2 million visits, up 31%). It was adopted by Gannett’s flagship newsbrand USA Right this moment (148.1 million, up 25% in comparison with April 2023),

The rest of the highest ten both declined year-on-year or within the case of the New York Instances (up 1%) and the New York Put up (down 1%) registered just about no change in visitors. Fox Information noticed the largest droop at 14% with visits all the way down to 249.9 million regardless of a busy information cycle within the US with nationwide elections later this yr.

Month-on-month New York Put up (149.4 million, up 7%), USA Right this moment (up 3%) and MSN (263.2 million, up 2%) have been fastest-growing. Those who declined solely noticed small visitors drops with Folks (down 4% in comparison with March) and Washington Put up (117 million, additionally down 4%) seeing the biggest drops.

The New York Instances remained the largest newsbrand within the US by variety of visits (487.6 million), adopted by CNN (405.7 million), MSN, Fox Information and Yahoo Finance (151 million) which retained its fifth place after knocking Folks off fifth spot final month.

The Day by day Mail remained the best-ranked British newsbrand within the rating (rank 11, 115.4 million visits), pulling additional forward of the BBC (rank 13, 106.1 million), which fell one place from twelfth in March.

Since November Similarweb has excluded the figures for version.cnn.com in its report back to Press Gazette since they’re counted beneath the principle area. Visits to version.cnn.com nevertheless make up a really small share of all visits to the CNN area within the US.

March 2024

Movie star newsbrand Folks was the fastest-growing information web site within the US in March in response to Press Gazette’s newest rating.

Visits to Folks.com have been up 27% year-on-year to achieve 145.7 million, in response to information from digital intelligence platform Similarweb.

Together with USA Right this moment (143.4 million visits, up 13% year-on-year) and New York Instances (498.6 million, up 10%), it was one among three of the highest ten web sites by variety of visits in March to see double-digit progress.

In distinction, high ten websites Fox Information (248.5 million, down 19%), the New York Put up (139.3 million, down 16%), MSN (258.5 million visits, down 13%), Google Information (131.8 million, down 10%) and CNN (402.2 million, down 10%) noticed double-digit slumps in visits in comparison with March 2023.

Month-on-month the image was extra optimistic for the ten largest websites, with all however Folks (down 8%) seeing extra visits in March than February. The New York Put up (up 12%) noticed the largest month-to-month achieve, adopted by The New York Instances, USA Right this moment, Washington Put up (122 million) and CNN, which every noticed a 9% month-on-month enhance in visits.

Among the many wider high 50, The Cool Down, which entered our rating final month for the primary time in forty second place, noticed robust progress for one more month, shifting up from forty second to thirty fifth within the desk. Visits to the climate-specialised newsbrand have been up 25% month-on-month and 421% year-on-year (30.4 million visits).

The Cool Down was the fastest-growing web site year-on-year among the many complete high 50. It was adopted by Newsweek (90.5 million visits, up 144% year-on-year).

A Newsweek spokesperson informed Press Gazette final month that “the share of readers visiting us by way of our entrance door is setting data” and is its “finest supply of steady, rising viewers unbiased of third-party algorithm adjustments” as many publishers expertise Google and Fb referral declines.

Month-on-month, each Newsweek (up 31% in comparison with February) and The Cool Down have been overwhelmed by publishing group Advance Native’s Alabama-focused web site al.com (22.6 million visits, up 67% month-on-month). It was adopted by independently run consumer-focused science information web site sciencealert.com (24.4 million visits, up 66% month-on-month).

Lengthy-running journal The Atlantic additionally noticed a powerful March with 30 million visits, a rise of 26% month-on-month.

The New York Instances remained the largest newsbrand within the US by variety of visits, adopted by CNN, MSN, Fox Information and Yahoo Finance (150.1 million visits) which knocked Folks out of fifth place.

The Day by day Mail remained the best-ranked British newsbrand within the rating (rank 11, 113 million visits), simply forward of the BBC (rank 12, 106.9 million).

Since November Similarweb has excluded the figures for version.cnn.com in its report back to Press Gazette since they’re counted beneath the principle area. Visits to version.cnn.com nevertheless make up a really small share of all visits to the CNN area within the US.

Similarweb generates its visitors information by making use of machine studying and modelling to the statistically consultant datasets that the corporate collects. Datasets are primarily based on direct measurement (i.e. web sites and apps that select to share first-party analytics with Similarweb); contributory networks that mixture machine information; partnerships and public information extraction from web sites and apps. The websites within the listing are primarily based on Similarweb’s classification of stories and media publishers, though Press Gazette refines the listing to exclude some websites with a much less news-based focus.

February 2024

Newsweek was the fastest-growing information web site within the US in February whereas local weather information startup The Cooldown entered the listing in forty second place, in response to Press Gazette’s newest rating.

Visits to the location of stories journal Newsweek, which has expanded its rankings content material and client guides up to now yr, have been up 130% year-on-year to 69.1 million, making it the quickest rising information web site within the high 50, in response to information from digital intelligence platform, Similarweb. (We excluded The Cool Down from the year-on-year evaluation as a result of the location solely not too long ago launched in direction of the tip of 2022).

Newsweek was adopted by Axios (25 million visits, up 88% year-on-year) and Politico (50.7 million, up 51%). UK newsbrand The Impartial (25.7 million, up 44%) additionally made the highest ten for progress, rating thirty ninth within the high 50. Final month The Impartial additionally featured among the many ten fastest-growing websites within the high 50, because it seeks to develop its US foothold.

Month-on-month the fastest-growing newsbrand was The Cool Down (24.3 million visits, up 52% in comparison with January). Ranked forty second on this month’s high 50, the location was launched by founder and CEO of the sports activities media outlet Bleacher Report Dave Finocchio and Anna Robertson, an ABC and Yahoo Information govt, and purports to be the “first mainstream local weather model” within the US.

It was adopted for month-on-month progress in visits by progressive information web site Rawstory (20.4 million, up 24%) and Newsweek (up 10% month-on-month).

Not one of the ten largest information web sites by variety of visits grew month-on-month in February. Folks (158.7 million visits, down 2% month-on-month) and Yahoo Finance (147.2 million, down 3%) noticed the smallest falls, whereas Fox Information (242.5 million, down 10%) and Gannett’s flagship title USA Right this moment (131.3 million, down 13%) noticed the one double-digit declines.

Yearly, the image was extra blended for the ten largest websites. Folks (up 30% year-on-year), USA Right this moment (up 20%) and Yahoo Finance (up 14%) noticed the largest will increase in visits in comparison with February 2023.

On the different finish of the listing nevertheless, Microsoft information aggregator MSN (247.4 million visits) and Information Corp’s New York Put up (124.9 million) noticed the largest year-on-year slumps at 17% every.

The New York Instances (456.7 million visits) remained the largest newsbrand within the US by variety of visits, adopted by CNN (372.8 million), MSN, Fox Information and Folks.

The Day by day Mail remained the best-ranked British newsbrand within the rating (107.7 million visits) in tenth, one place forward of the BBC (101 million).

Since November Similarweb has excluded the figures for version.cnn.com in its report back to Press Gazette since they’re counted beneath the principle area. Visits to version.cnn.com nevertheless make up a really small share of all visits to the CNN area within the US.

January 2024

The Impartial was one of many fastest-growing information websites within the US in January, in response to Press Gazette’s newest rating.

Visits to the UK writer’s web site have been up 29% month-on-month to 24.3 million, making it the second-fastest rising information web site within the US, in response to information from digital intelligence platform, Similarweb.

The Impartial is one among a number of UK newsbrands together with The Solar, Day by day Mail, Day by day Mirror, Specific and the BBC which have not too long ago put give attention to enlargement within the US.

The Impartial’s chief govt Christian Broughton informed Press Gazette final yr that US enlargement, together with e-commerce, Impartial TV, reader revenues and AI, are the principle drivers of progress for the writer.

The Day by day Mail remained the best-ranked British newsbrand within the rating (119.8 million visits) though it dropped one place to eleventh from tenth up to now month.

Quickest-growing month-on-month within the high 50 was Advance Native-owned New Jersey information web site nj.com (23.5 million visits, up 33% month-on-month) whereas third fastest-growing was Enterprise Insider (74.4 million, up 21%).

Yr-on-year, in comparison with January 2023, the fastest-growing web site was Newsweek (62.7 million visits, up 94%), adopted by Axios (28.8 million visits, up 60%) which in recent times has expanded into native information and its skilled subscription service, Axios Professional.

The Impartial additionally featured among the many fastest-growing web sites year-on-year coming in fifth place having seen visits up 40% in comparison with final January.

Among the many ten largest information web sites by quantity of visits, USA Right this moment was the fastest-growing for a 3rd month in a row.

Visits to the Gannett-owned web site have been up by 32% year-on-year to 151.4 million – echoing its year-on-year progress price final month.

It was adopted by Folks (161.4 million visits, up 16% year-on-year) and each have been the one giant websites to see year-on-year progress for the second month in a row.

Folks and USA Right this moment additionally noticed the largest progress month-on-month among the many high ten websites. Visits to Folks have been up 11% in comparison with December whereas they have been up 8% to USA Right this moment.

In distinction to the annual figures, nevertheless, the entire ten largest websites noticed month-on-month progress of at the least 3% in January.

The biggest web site within the US remained The New York Instances (482.7 million visits), adopted by CNN (398.8 million) and Fox Information (270.2 million).

Since November Similarweb has excluded the figures for version.cnn.com in its report back to Press Gazette since they’re counted beneath the principle area. Visits to version.cnn.com nevertheless make up a really small share of all visits to the CNN area within the US.

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