The Sun recorded an impressive 10.2% increase in its web traffic in March, equating to an extra 208,000 visitors a day.
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Trinity Mirror lost almost 630,000 average daily browsers.
The UK’s desktop-using online populations remained steady at just under 45.8 million people in January 2016.
Just three out of the 13 recorded newspaper brands currently have more readers in print than any other medium – with the decision to close the Independent’s print operations earlier this month looking to be a justifiable move.
All online news sites recorded a surge in web traffic in January, with Richard Desmond’s dailystar.co.uk seeing its audience increase by more than half.
Despite many recognisable online brands seeing a fall in activity, the UK’s total online audience remained solid in December.
A -9.9% decline over the month cost Mail Online almost 1.5 million daily browsers.
The UK’s online population enjoyed some growth in October with desktop-only users seeing a minute 0.8% rise, according to data recently released by online analytical company comScore.
Sun+, which is set to scrap its paywall at the end of this month, also performed well, with online visits up 16% compared with September to a little under 1.3 million.
The UK’s desktop-only online population remained level in September 2015 with a total of 45.4 million individuals accessing the internet through PCs or laptops.