50 biggest news websites in UK: Newsquest’s Herald Scotland and Oxford Mail lead audience growth
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in the UK.
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Reach hits 50,000 paid subscribers in under nine months
First Reach subscription was Manchester Evening News launched in November 2025.
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Spectator’s sister art title Apollo adds digitised archive as ‘niche’ content serves it well against Google AI
Apollo digital upgrades come in two years after takeover by Paul Marshall’s OQS Media.
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SFGate creates paywalled ad-free app as website traffic tumbles
San Francisco-based news site is first free Hearst newsbrand to add paid app.
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Boston Globe invests in local news, politics and sport to boost subscriptions
CEO Linda Henry tells Press Gazette how Globe is responding to AI summaries challenge.
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How Hello! fought back after saying goodbye to Google Discover traffic
Hello! is making the most of platforms like Apple News and MSN while it builds paid memberships.
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The Hill subscriptions aimed at helping ‘superfans’ to ‘geek out’ with journalists
SVP of editorial content at US political site Bill Sammon on new subs offering.
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First-party data mastery: Tips for publishers from Norway’s Schibsted Media
Schibsted Media has 1.25 million digital-only subscribers across its newsbrands.
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