UK: Guardian highest ranking news site

Posted by Lauren Drablier on September 26, 2008 at 9:01 AM

According to ABCe, a non-profit organization that publishes studies on the media, The Guardian is once again the UK's most popular news website. According to Brand Republic, The Times Online reported the highest growth, 20.1% month to month.

Guardian.co.uk reported 23.1 million unique visitors, a 12% monthly increase. The Guardian also has the highest number of unique users in the UK, 8.7 million.

Times Online reported 19.6 million unique users, an increase of 92% since August 2007. Also according to the report, of those users, only 6 million were based in the U.K. Editor in chief Anne Spackman claimed that the steady rise in TO's "global audience is testament to the power of the Times brand and the strength of our coverage."

Other websites in the UK that reported growth were, the Telegraph, with a year on year growth of 125%, putting it at 22 million unique users. The Independent's website saw growth of 0.6%, now at 6.6 million unique users.

However, MailOnline saw a 6.6% decline in unique users down to 17.4 million. Its number of users in the UK was also among the lowest at 5.2 million.

Sources: Brand Republic