14 million viewers tuned in to watch Alexandra Burke fight off the competition in the finale of The X Factor on Saturday night. The ITV1 show, which itself came out on top, peaked at 53.14% of audience share.The Girls Aloud Party, which bridged the main show and results, managed to maintain the majority of viewers,… Continue reading 14 Million Watch X Factor Finale

Guardian.co.uk has become the first national newspaper website to attract 25 million unique users, according to data released by ABCe.All of the national newspaper websites audited by ABCe saw an increase in traffic, with four now boasting over 20 million users. Coverage of the US Presidential elections no doubt drove people online in increased numbers.Yet… Continue reading Guardian.co.uk breaks 25m mark

Three National Newspaper websites have passed the 20 million unique user mark, according to the latest data released by ABCe. September proved to be another fruitful month for the nationals’ online presence with five of the seven sites audited showing an increase in traffic.Guardian.co.uk continues to come out ahead of its rivals, with yet another… Continue reading ABCe: Three National Newspaper Sites Pass 20m Unique Users

Three major national newspaper websites saw a huge increase in traffic over the month of August. According to figures released by ABCe, millions of new users were reported to be logging on to the top three sites over this typically quiet period. It seems that Team GB’s efforts in Beijing are responsible for generating this… Continue reading Olympic Fever Sees Online National Newspapers Figures Soar

According to traffic figures released today by ABCe, the Guardian website increased its unique users* to 20.6 million over the month of July.There was also good news for Times Online and Sun Online as they too reported record usage. However, the figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation show mixed results over July with three… Continue reading Guardian.co.uk Sees Record Traffic In July

Internet users have grown by 1.8 million people in the past year according to data released by research company BMRB. According to figures for the second quarter of 2008, the YOY change for this period is 6.2%. Year on year analysis indicates that while more people are going online for the first time it is… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up Q2 2008

Guardian.co.uk has become the first national newspaper website to break the 20 million unique users* mark.The figures, released by ABCe, show that the Guardian gained a further 1.7 million users over the month of June.Naturally it wasn’t such good news for every national as the Daily Mail fell from the top spot to fourth, losing… Continue reading Guardian.co.uk Back on Top As It Hits 20m Unique Users

The Daily Mail’s online presence has become the most visited national newspaper website in May. According to figures released by ABCe over 18.7 million unique users viewed the website over the month.This is the first time the Associated Newspaper’s website has come out ahead of its rivals, which are also audited monthly by the industry… Continue reading Mail Online Most Visited Newspaper Site In May

Over two million more people used the internet in Q1 2008 than in the same period last year, according to figures released by BMRB. Growth is up 6.6% across the UK, to 31.6 million people compared to the same period last year. The figure shows online usage is slightly down on Q1 2006-2007.Usage LocationThe comfort… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up Q1 2008

Telegraph.co.uk was the most visited national newspaper website in April. According to figures released by ABCe, the Telegraph Media site has continued its impressive rise in traffic, beating all other audited newspaper sites.Traffic for the website has been rising steadily in the last few months, from 10.5 million unique users in December to 18.6 in… Continue reading Telegraph.co.uk Most Visited National Newspaper Site In April