India.com Leads Global News Website Growth Amid Shifting Traffic Trends

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Posted by NewAdmin on 2025-02-14 09:18:58 |

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India.com recorded the fastest year-on-year growth among the world's top 50 English-language news websites in December, with a 177% increase in visits, reaching 188 million. This growth placed it just outside the top ten globally. The website, launched 14 years ago, offers content in both English and Hindi. India’s presence in the top 50 is significant, with 11 India-based sites making the list, compared to 24 from the US and nine from the UK.  

CBS News (116.2 million visits, up 39%), Reuters (104.9 million, up 25%), and the Associated Press (132.6 million, up 23%) saw the highest month-on-month increases among the top 50 in December. Other fast-growing sites included The Washington Post (112.8 million, up 17%), NBC News (110.3 million, up 21%), and CNN (556.6 million, up 12%). NDTV (130.1 million, up 16%) and Substack (115.6 million, up 22%) also experienced substantial growth.  

Each of the top ten most-visited news sites saw an increase in traffic in January compared to December. CNN, The Guardian (323.3 million, up 11%), and People magazine (197.3 million, up 10%) benefited the most. However, compared to January 2024, nearly half of the top 50 recorded a decline in visits. India.com remained the biggest gainer year-on-year (up 177%), followed by the Associated Press (up 57%), Substack (up 53%), CBS News (up 30.5%), and NBC News (up 21%).  

Among the top ten, The New York Times saw the highest year-on-year increase (671.1 million, up 12%), followed by People (10.1%), CNN (8.7%), the BBC (1.1 billion, up 7.9%), and Yahoo Finance (252.6 million, up 7.2%). Google News recorded a slight increase of 0.7%. On the other hand, the Daily Mail suffered the biggest drop (282.9 million, down 15.3%), followed by MSN (565.5 million, down 9%), The Guardian (down 6%), and Fox News (down 3%).  

Indian news websites also faced some significant declines, with IndiaToday.in (73.7 million, down 40%) and LiveMint.com (66.1 million, down 37%) being the biggest losers. UK-based websites The Sun (60.6 million, down 29%), the Daily Mirror (57.7 million, down 26%), and the Daily Mail also saw major declines. Among month-on-month traffic changes, the New York Post recorded the steepest drop (143.5 million, down 10%), while OneIndia.com (102 million visits, down 7%) was among the five Indian sites that lost traffic in January.

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