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| Guardian.co.uk defies drop in news site traffic to post a record high | Guardian.co.uk defies drop in news site traffic to post a record high |
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| Guardian.co.uk defied a minor slump in UK news site traffic during February to pick up 6.3% more daily users from the previous month, bringing its daily readership to a record high – an average of 4,591,357 globally. | Guardian.co.uk defied a minor slump in UK news site traffic during February to pick up 6.3% more daily users from the previous month, bringing its daily readership to a record high – an average of 4,591,357 globally. |
| The extra spurt in traffic was driven partly by mobile use, which reached a record high of 991,239 daily users, as well as popular stories on the resignation of Pope Benedict, coverage of the Oscar Pistorius case and the Russian meteorite. | The extra spurt in traffic was driven partly by mobile use, which reached a record high of 991,239 daily users, as well as popular stories on the resignation of Pope Benedict, coverage of the Oscar Pistorius case and the Russian meteorite. |
| The site's daily user figure is up 13.43% year on year. | The site's daily user figure is up 13.43% year on year. |
| The short month of February typically sees a fall in traffic. Mail Online saw a 4.7% drop from January to 7,602,897 average daily users, though an increase of 32.32% from February 2012. | The short month of February typically sees a fall in traffic. Mail Online saw a 4.7% drop from January to 7,602,897 average daily users, though an increase of 32.32% from February 2012. |
| The Telegraph's website saw a 3.7% month-on-month fall to 3,015,099, but representing 20.1% more traffic than February last year. | The Telegraph's website saw a 3.7% month-on-month fall to 3,015,099, but representing 20.1% more traffic than February last year. |
| The Sun's network of sites fell by 1.7% to 1,785,821 daily users, up 14.1% year on year, while the Independent rose fractionally by 0.2% to 1,216,287 daily users. The Independent has seen daily users increase 95.3% from the previous year. | The Sun's network of sites fell by 1.7% to 1,785,821 daily users, up 14.1% year on year, while the Independent rose fractionally by 0.2% to 1,216,287 daily users. The Independent has seen daily users increase 95.3% from the previous year. |
| Mirror Group Digital fell 9.72% to 961,455 daily users, up 45.2% from February 2012. | Mirror Group Digital fell 9.72% to 961,455 daily users, up 45.2% from February 2012. |
| Three national UK newspapers now break out mobile app user figures. Mail Online recorded 397,359 daily iPhone app users and 169,827 on Android, while the Guardian's iPhone app had 44,422 daily users. The Independent saw 11,891 iPhone app users, with 7,172 on Android and 5,480 on Blackberry. All those apps are free to try. | Three national UK newspapers now break out mobile app user figures. Mail Online recorded 397,359 daily iPhone app users and 169,827 on Android, while the Guardian's iPhone app had 44,422 daily users. The Independent saw 11,891 iPhone app users, with 7,172 on Android and 5,480 on Blackberry. All those apps are free to try. |
| Mail Online | Mail Online |
| Daily average browsers: 7,602,897 | Daily average browsers: 7,602,897 |
| Month-on-month change: -4.69% | Month-on-month change: -4.69% |
| Year-on-year change: +32.32% | Year-on-year change: +32.32% |
| Monthly browsers: 110,650,766 | Monthly browsers: 110,650,766 |
| Month-on-month change: +12.70% | Month-on-month change: +12.70% |
| Year-on-year change: +21.40% | Year-on-year change: +21.40% |
| guardian.co.uk | guardian.co.uk |
| Daily average browsers: 4,591,357 | Daily average browsers: 4,591,357 |
| Month-on-month: +6.30% | Month-on-month: +6.30% |
| Year-on-year: +13.43% | Year-on-year: +13.43% |
| Monthly browsers: 77,438,994 | Monthly browsers: 77,438,994 |
| Month-on-month: -0.63% | Month-on-month: -0.63% |
| Year-on-year: N/A | Year-on-year: N/A |
| Telegraph.co.uk | Telegraph.co.uk |
| Daily average browsers: 3,015,099 | Daily average browsers: 3,015,099 |
| Month-on-month: -3.66% | Month-on-month: -3.66% |
| Year-on-year: +20.06% | Year-on-year: +20.06% |
| Monthly browsers: 54,331,197 | Monthly browsers: 54,331,197 |
| Month-on-month: -11.50% | Month-on-month: -11.50% |
| Year-on-year: +17.72% | Year-on-year: +17.72% |
| Sun.co.uk | Sun.co.uk |
| Daily average browsers: 1,785,821 | Daily average browsers: 1,785,821 |
| Month-on-month: +1.67% | Month-on-month: +1.67% |
| Year-on-year: +14.14% | Year-on-year: +14.14% |
| Monthly browsers: 27,712,773 | Monthly browsers: 27,712,773 |
| Month-on-month: -9.77% | Month-on-month: -9.77% |
| Year-on-year: +12.62% | Year-on-year: +12.62% |
| Independent.co.uk | Independent.co.uk |
| Daily average browsers: 1,216,287 | Daily average browsers: 1,216,287 |
| Month-on-month: +0.18% | Month-on-month: +0.18% |
| Year-on-year: +95.26% | Year-on-year: +95.26% |
| Monthly browsers: 23,537,389 | Monthly browsers: 23,537,389 |
| Month-on-month: -6.52% | Month-on-month: -6.52% |
| Year-on-year: +83.60% | Year-on-year: +83.60% |
| Mirror Group Digital | Mirror Group Digital |
| Daily average browsers: 961,455 | Daily average browsers: 961,455 |
| Month-on-month: -9.72% | Month-on-month: -9.72% |
| Year-on-year: +45.20% | Year-on-year: +45.20% |
| Monthly browsers: 19,153,148 | Monthly browsers: 19,153,148 |
| Month-on-month: -14.07% | Month-on-month: -14.07% |
| Year-on-year: +46.01% | Year-on-year: +46.01% |
| Metro.co.uk | Metro.co.uk |
| Daily average browsers: 271,874 | Daily average browsers: 271,874 |
| Month-on-month: +4.52% | Month-on-month: +4.52% |
| Year-on-year change: -14.50% | Year-on-year change: -14.50% |
| Monthly browsers: 6,126,446 | Monthly browsers: 6,126,446 |
| Month-on-month: +1.17% | Month-on-month: +1.17% |
| Year-on-year: -17.82% | Year-on-year: -17.82% |
| Standard.co.uk | Standard.co.uk |
| Daily average browsers: 181,296 | Daily average browsers: 181,296 |
| Month-on-month change: -12.62% | Month-on-month change: -12.62% |
| Year-on-year: +12.75% | Year-on-year: +12.75% |
| Monthly browsers: 3,771,148 | Monthly browsers: 3,771,148 |
| Month-on-month change: -19.96% | Month-on-month change: -19.96% |
| Year-on-year: +3.92% | Year-on-year: +3.92% |
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