(75) The Independent's website traffic rises by more than 6%

Link: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/19/independent-website-traffic-guardian-panama-papers

 

Summary:

 

Site makes progress in April after closure of print editions, as Guardian’s traffic is boosted by Panama Papers revelations. The Independent’s focus on building its web operation continues to pay off, with traffic up by more than 6% last month.

Key data/statistical information:

• Evgeny Lebedev, who shut the print editions of the Independent in March, will be cheered by the progress, with the website boosting daily unique browsers by 6.54% month on month to 3,284,608
• Across March and April the Independent has seen its traffic rise by 12.4%, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published on Thursday
• The Guardian also performed strongly boosting traffic by 5.38% to 9,296,081 in April, fuelled by news stories including the Panama Papers revelations
• Express.co.uk rose by 14.92% to 1,400,270 and Dailystar.co.uk grew by 8.83% to 768,589

What's my view?

This shows that the news is not all doom and gloom as news websites such as the Independent and The Guardian are doing well as their website traffic rises. The Express and the Daily Star also seem to be doing well.