May 2014 saw a total of 38.8 million users access the internet from the UK, the lowest figure reported yet.
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For a second consecutive month, two of the usual top three performing UK news websites recorded declines , with the best-performing website, MailOnline, seeing only a slight increase in average daily browsers.
April brought a further decline to the UK’s online population after a slight rise in activity the previous month.
The usual top three performing UK news websites suffered declines last month, according to the latest ABC analysis.
March brought a slight increase to the UK’s online digital population, marking the first time the amount of internet users has grown in 2014, after seeing a small month on month rise of 1.5%.
The online presence of the UK’s free press saw the largest declines in March, according to the latest ABC report into the performance of digital newsbrands.
The UK’s online population has seen a steady, if minute, decline over the last few months, according to data released by online measurement company Nielsen.
Guardian.co.uk was the only online news platform to record any significant growth in February, while the MailOnline lost over half a million daily browsers.
The latest ABC results reveal a positive start to the year for all online news platforms, with Mirror Digital Group up 21% and the Independent recording the strongest in the quality market.
A total of 40.8 million people were online in the UK over the month of December, according to data released by online measurement company Nielsen.