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May 20, 2014
Yahoo-ABC News Network: 27 Consecutive Months as #1 Source of News and Information Online
2.2 Billion Page Views and 74 Million Unique Visitors in April
More Digital Users Turn to the Yahoo-ABC News Network Than Any Other Online News Source
ABC’s Facebook Account Tops 4 Million “Likes” in May
For a record 27 consecutive months the Yahoo-ABC News Network has maintained its premier position as the leading source of news and information online. Last month the combined network continued its winning streak in the digital news space, serving more total page views to more unique visitors than any other news source, according to desktop-only data provided by comScore. The Yahoo-ABC News Network has remained #1 for more than two years, delivering 2.2 billion page views to 74 million unique visitors in April. Additionally, the Yahoo-ABC News Network held the #1 position among other broadcast and cable networks for unique video viewers in April, totaling nearly 31 million unique viewers for the month.
From the anniversary of the tragic Boston Marathon bombings to Muhammad Lila’s on-the-ground reports inside the Ukraine and Liz Goodwin’s piece on the Obama administration’s clemency laws for drug offenders, millions of visitors tune-in to the Yahoo-ABC News Network every month for original, digital reporting from ABC News and Yahoo News’ top correspondents around the world. Exclusive and original digital video interviews also captivate unique viewers across the Yahoo-ABC News Network. From Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric’s exclusive interview with Nigerian finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the ongoing Boko Haram crisis to ABC News’ Gloria Riviera’s original, digital video reports from the South Korean ferry disaster, unique users stay connected to the combined network for breaking news and video updates on the stories they care about most.
Page Views:
Desktop traffic across the Yahoo-ABC News Network remained steady throughout the month of April. The combined network delivered a total of 2.2 billion page views for the month, surpassing:
- Yahoo-ABC News Network ( 2.2 billion)
- CNN Network by 29% (1.7 billion)
- HPMG News by 107% (1.1 billion)
- Fox News Digital Network 180% (787 million)
- NBC News Digital by 199% (736 million)
- CBS News by 261% (611 million)
- New York Times Digital 321% (523 million)
(Source: comScore, April 2014)
Unique Visitors:
Last month 74 million unique visitors turned to the Yahoo-ABC News Network for breaking news, live reports and exclusive interviews, outpacing:
- Yahoo-ABC News Network (74 million)
- CNN Network by 10% (67 million)
- HPMG News by 30% (56 million)
- NBC News Digital by 55% (47 million)
- Fox News Digital Network by 137% (31 million)
- New York Times Digital by 146% (30 million)
- CBS News by 146% (30 million)
(Source: comScore, April 2014)
GoodMorningAmerica.com on Yahoo:
In April GoodMorningAmerica.com on Yahoo continued to lead the way in site and video viewer size over NBC’s Today. As America’s #1 morning news show website, GoodMorningAmerica.com on Yahoo delivered nearly 11 million more unique viewers and 2 million more unique visitors compared to Today. Additionally, 19.1 million unique visitors turned to GoodMorningAmerica.com on Yahoo in April for the latest breaking news, health, entertainment and lifestyle content 24/7.
(Source: comScore Media Metrix Key Measures, April 2014)
ABC News Social Traffic:
Last week, just one month and 12 days after crossing 3 million likes on Facebook, ABC News’ account surpassed 4 million likes on Facebook. On average ABC News’ Facebook posts are reaching 30 million people a week, with an average post receiving over 1,000 shares and reaching 500,000 to 1 million each time.
ABC Media Relations:
Nicole Enberg / [email protected] / 212.456.6872
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