50 biggest UK news websites in October: Daily Star up, Forbes down
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Audience data and business data covering the news and media industry
Women’s interest magazine ABCs: Four out of 60 titles see print growth in 2024
Magazine ABCs 2024: Half of print titles see distribution drop 10% or more
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Publisher traffic sources: Google steady but social and direct referrals are down
Chartbeat data reveals traffic trends to 565 publishers since 2019.
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RAJARs Q2 2025: Times Radio reports record year-on-year growth
Times Radio has grown its listenership by a record 29% on a yearly basis.
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World’s biggest news websites: Japan and Brazil sites top ranking
Press Gazette has ranked the top 50 news websites globally based on Similarweb data.
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How Google AI Overviews is fuelling zero-click searches for top publishers
Likes of Mail Online and People see high proportion of AI Overviews for their key search terms.
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Where do UK ‘decision makers’ get their news? Publishers, social media and AI
Major survey reveals UK adults use AI to access news (but they don’t trust it).
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Top UK online publishers: X plummets, Reddit surges, news publishers ranked
Reach has largest monthly audience reach among commercial UK news publishers.
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RAJARs Q1 2025: News UK’s Talk sees weekly reach fall by a third
GB News and Times Radio continued to grow at start of 2025.
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Facebook increasing as part of social traffic mix after algorithm change, data shows
More than a third of major global news websites saw both Facebook share and total social referral traffic growth…
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Print is still top-three revenue driver for US publishers says AAM chief
AAM says some publishers are not reporting key digital readership figures, creating an inaccurate picture of the industry’s health.
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Biggest local news sites: Surrey Live grows audience 300% in a year
Surrey Live grew the fastest of the 87 sites, while The London Standard overtook Birmingham Live for second place.
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Regional newspaper ABCs: No UK daily now has print circulation of 20,000 or more
Total regional daily circulations fell 16% compared with 2023 while those at non-dailies dropped 14%.
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Top 50 magazines in the US: The Atlantic is fastest growing title in second half of 2024
Print circulation across the top 50 US magazines fell 5% year-on-year.
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US newspaper circulations 2024: LA Times loses quarter of print circulation in a year
No US newspaper now has a print circulation of 500,000 or more copies a day.
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ChatGPT referrals to top publishers up eight times in six months but still negligible
Among the sites analysed, the New York Post and Forbes saw the most traffic from AI platforms.
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100k Club: 2025 ranking of world’s biggest news publishers by digital subscribers
The 50 leading paywalled news publishers in the world have seen strong growth.
By RAJARs Q4 2024: Times Radio grows amid declines at Talk and GB News
Meanwhile the weekly reach of Radio 5 Live dropped below that of the BBC’s local and regional stations.
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Associated Press finds growing consumer audience for ‘fact-based’ journalism
AP exec editor Julie Pace says audience has responded to fact-based non-partisan journalism.
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Biggest news publishers on Youtube: 100+ publishers have more than 1m subscribers
The most subscribed publisher account on Youtube is Vice — but it’s narrowly beaten by Joe Rogan.
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UK’s biggest online publishers: Reddit growing fast, Mail sees sharp traffic drop
BBC in fifth place behind four tech giants: Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft.
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Most popular news apps in the UK: BBC News now bigger than Apple News
Users of Samsung’s free news app Upday fell by 44% in a year to one million.
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GB News live TV audience overtook Sky News in November
BARB data for live TV viewing showed GB News boost in November.
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Young UK adults read average of six news stories per day, research finds
Tracking data suggests young adults in UK are more interested in news than they say they are.
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Top publishers saw less traffic on day of 2024 US election versus 2020
The AP and NBC News saw their traffic grow while the NYT, CNN and Fox all shed visitors.
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Comscore data: Independent overtook Mail and Guardian in US in September
But Mail says it remains bigger in US on page views and engagement.
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RAJARs Q3 2024: GB News Radio weekly reach overtakes Talkradio
Meanwhile BBC local and regional saw reach decline both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter.
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Online overtakes TV as biggest source of news in UK for first time
Internet is top source of news – but within that, social media beats publishers.
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UK local news websites see audience bounceback
Updated ranking of top 78 UK local news websites for July 2024.
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Regional daily ABCs: Print circulation down by average of 17% in first half of 2024
More than half of the regional daily newspapers included in the ABC report had a circulation below 5,000.
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How Paris Olympics led to traffic boost for leading news publishers
Olympics website data deep dive for leading UK and US publishers.
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Independent production companies dominate true crime podcast rankings in UK
Wondery, The New Yorker and The Times share why they think the industry is taking off.
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Two news publishers have 20m+ Instagram followers: Leading UK and US titles ranked
New York Post is the fastest-growing over a two-year period.
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Fastest-growing news publishers on Tiktok since start of 2023 revealed
Press Gazette analysis reveals which outlets currently have the biggest presence on the platform.
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July is best month for BBC and Sky TV news channels since October 2022
Particular milestone for Sky News as it crosses 10 million TV viewers in a month for the first time…
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RAJARs Q2 2024: GB News Radio weekly reach overtakes Times Radio
It was also a good quarter for 5 Live and Talksport, likely thanks to the Euros and other footballing…
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Gary Lineker’s The Rest Is Football dominates booming UK sport podcasts market
Presenters/producers for High Performance, Football Weekly and The Cycling Podcast share why podcasting is the right medium.
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Top newsbrands for converting readers to subscribers revealed
Analysis shows how many paying readers are among their online audiences of major subscription newsbrands
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News and politics page views reach record high in 2024 election week
2024 election results week page views beat previous record of week Liz Truss became PM and the Queen died.
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Podcasts continue to grow in popularity in UK as BBC reveals data insights
The BBC’s data shows that while podcast audiences grow, Gen Z interest has dipped since pandemic.
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RAJARs Q1 2024: Hit to BBC local radio continues as LBC’s Nick Ferrari is breakfast winner
Listening hours to BBC local radio in England down by 10% for second quarter in a row.
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Facebook’s referral traffic for publishers down 50% in 12 months
Referrals to news sites from Facebook have fallen 50% in one year
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US interest in local news tumbles as 15% say they have paid for it in last year
Nearly half of those not paying for local news say they can find it for free.
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Sun and Mail neck and neck in terms of UK audience reach – but one edges ahead
Statistical dead heat continues for UK’s two biggest commercial newsbrands.
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How under-35s’ interest in news has collapsed and what we can do about it
Data shows scale of collapse in young people’s interest in news – and which news organisations are doing best…
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How Independent’s Buzzfeed deal supercharges its social media reach
Food network Tasty UK has 20 million followers on Facebook alone.
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Widening gulf between weekday and Saturday UK newspaper sales revealed
FT Weekend circulation is 106% higher than its weekday readership.
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Partisan publishers: Why Keir Starmer will have an easier election than Neil Kinnock
Press Gazette has analysed press circulation, website and broadcast data to weigh the strength of right-wing media.
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Regional ABCs: Print decline for UK dailies averaged 19% in second half of 2023
Data reveals further large drops in UK regional print circulation, but there are digital gains for some.
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ABCs: UK digital magazine sales surge boosted by Spotify-style bundled subscriptions
UK magazine titles report surge in access to digital editions according to ABC.
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Top 25 US newspaper circulations: Print circulations of largest titles fall 14% in year to September 2023
The half year to September 2023 saw more print decline for the biggest titles in the US, although digital…
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Press Gazette tops the chart for media business news in the UK and US
Press Gazette has evolved to focus on the business side of media since 2020.
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RAJARs: BBC local radio sees sharp listener decline in Q4 2023 amid cutbacks
Full breakdown of speech and news-based radio listening figures for Q4 2023 from RAJAR.
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Two-thirds of Brits follow local news, mostly via social media and TV
Ofcom’s survey suggests Northern Ireland follows local news more than anywhere else in the UK.
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100k Club: Exclusive ranking of world’s top paywalled news publishers
Press Gazette’s 100k Club finds over 39 million digital news subscriptions across the largest English-language publishers
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Most popular news apps in the UK in October: Strong growth at Money Saving Expert and GB News
Press Gazette’s quarterly ranking of the most popular news apps in the UK, using data from Ipsos iris.
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The audience data behind Reach decision to close 13 regional newsbrands
Ten sites have announced they will no longer be updated from Thursday.
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Regional digital top 50: Half of UK’s biggest local news websites grew audience in September
Press Gazette ranks the UK’s biggest regional and local news websites by audience size.
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UK’s biggest online publishers in September 2023: News UK and Mail Metro Media fall out of top ten
Press Gazette’s ranking of the biggest online publishers in the UK, using Ipsos iris data.
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RAJARs: BBC Radio 5 Live sees growth but World Service slumps below 1m in UK
GB News Radio saw 25% annual growth, but remains bottom-ranked on our list.
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Biggest news publishers on Youtube: GB News and Piers Morgan Uncensored pass 1m subscribers
GB News also topped 1bn views and is claiming to be the fastest-growing UK publisher ever on Youtube.
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Who owns the news? Mail titles, News UK and Reach dominate, report finds
Report finds that three UK publishers control 90% of print reach and 40% of online reach.
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Mail and Sun in dead heat for title of most-read UK commercial newsbrand
Pamco data puts The Sun on top for daily and weekly figures but the Mail claims the monthly win.
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Ranked: Most popular technology news websites in UK in 2023
ZD Net is the top B2B title, while Future-owned publications dominate the consumer sector.
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Ten major trends in news consumption publishers need to be thinking about
“Part of the problem is that we are optimising on sites for the super users.”
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Ranked: Most popular women’s and men’s lifestyle websites in UK in 2023
Hello!, Good Housekeeping and OK! lead the women’s online market.
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Regional ABCs: UK daily local newspaper circulation down 20% in first half of 2023
The Irish News overtook the Press & Journal, which has been the best-selling regional daily since 2018.
By Most popular news apps in the UK: Paywalled Times and Telegraph report highest time spent per user
Press Gazette’s quarterly ranking of the most popular news apps in the UK, using data from Ipsos iris.
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MPs’ most trusted news brands: FT and Times top the table
Conservative MPs trust The Times and The Telegraph the most.
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News is second most popular type of social media video – Ofcom
Ofcom report also shows interest in news on speech radio versus podcasts.
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RAJARs: Talkradio and GB News Radio grow as other speech stations slump
RAJARs for Q2 2023 show a mixed bag for news and current affairs-based stations.
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Ranked: Most popular websites for business news in UK in 2023
Press Gazette’s ranking of the UK’s most popular business and finance news websites
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Most popular news sources in the UK: Tiktok overtakes BBC Radio 1 and Channel 5
One in ten adults used Tiktok for news in 2023, putting it on a par with The Guardian.
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Who reads The Telegraph?
Online and print audience and reader demographic breakdown for The Telegraph
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Most popular websites for sports news in UK: updated ranking
Press Gazette’s ranking of the top sports newsbrands in the UK.
By The gender consumption gap for online news and how publishers can address it
60% of visits to 48 major news websites in May were made by men.
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Who reads The Sun?
Circulation and reader demographic breakdown for The Sun.
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Ranked: News publishers’ Instagram growth from 2021 to 2023
BBC News is the biggest newsbrand on Instagram, while Healthline Media is the fastest-growing.
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Top 25 US newspaper circulations: Largest print titles fall 14% in year to March 2023
The biggest print titles in the US continue to shed circulation in 2023.
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GB News digital chief: ‘We’re in the foothills of what we’re hoping to achieve’
Former Express digital guru Geoff Marsh discusses GB News’ digital journey.
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Trust and subscribers up, social overtaking TV: US news trends for 2023
Social media is set to finally become a bigger source of news for Americans than TV.
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Trust, paywalls and generation social: 2023 online news trends in six charts
Six charts that sum up the Reuters Institute Digital News Report’s annual look at the global news industry.
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Podcast audience insights: Listeners are young, affluent and educated
Nic Newman shares insights into podcasting and news from the Reuters Digital News Report 2023.
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Social media eclipses publishers as entry point for news – but Facebook fading
Facebook remained the most important social network for news despite the decline.
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News avoidance and trust deficit key challenges for UK publishers
Trust in news in the UK was at 33%, joint 12th lowest among 46 markets.
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Regional top 50: Reach newsbrands dominate ranking despite overall audience drop
Press Gazette ranks the UK’s biggest regional and local newsbrands by audience size.
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Twitter’s shrinking role as traffic source for news publishers revealed
Twitter – already a small source of clicks for publishers – has further declined in importance.
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Audience up but revenue still biggest challenge for independent news publishers
Most of the UK population read independent news publishers, although revenue remains a challenge for the sector.
By Trust low, perception of spin and misreporting high, and attention spans dip: News habits survey
The survey found almost half of people feel negative after watching or reading the news.
By RAJARs: Talkradio posts record reach after TalkTV launch but Times Radio down
The BBC’s on-demand content showed growth despite falls in its speech radio stations.
By As Reach warns of traffic slowdown: How Facebook referrals to publishers have plummeted
Data from Chartbeat and Similarweb shows how news publisher Facebook traffic has fallen.
By Most popular news apps in the UK: BBC closes the gap on Apple
Press Gazette’s quarterly ranking of the most popular news apps in the UK, using data from Ipsos iris.
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Search vs social: How referral traffic to news sites has changed in five years
Chartbeat data for 546 UK and US news sites reveals where publishers get their traffic from.
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Where do Britons get their news? Publisher websites and TV most popular sources
Traditional news names are still the most popular news sources in the UK a new survey finds
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Ranked: The best newsbrands at converting readers to paying subscribers
Ranked: major subscription newsbrands by share of paying readers among their online audiences.
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Mail joins 100k Club: Exclusive ranking of world’s top paywalled news publishers
Press Gazette’s 100k Club finds almost 35m digital news subscriptions across the largest English-language publishers.
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Audience data: Sun claims top spot as UK’s most widely read commercial newsbrand
The Sun ahead of the Daily Mail in latest Pamco readership figures.
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Who reads the Daily Mail? Why biggest print title still has a huge influence
Circulation and demographic breakdown showing who reads the Daily Mail.
By ABCs: Regional dailies see average print decline of 19% (but online looking brighter)
Data reveals large drops in UK regional print circulation, although some brands’ online audiences have grown.
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Magazine ABCs 2022: Digital edition circulation up by 22%
ABC consumer magazine data shows growth in digital circulation in 2022.
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Women’s interest magazine ABCs 2022: Slimming World only title to see print growth
Six titles recorded year-on-year digital circulation growth in the UK and Ireland.
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Magazine ABCs 2022: Private Eye leads UK news mags with best sales since 2017
Private Eye grew by 5% and remains the UK’s biggest news and current affairs magazine.
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