By Lucy Caulkett-
Press Gazette is now the most visited media news website in the English-speaking world, according to a ranking compiled using independent data from Similarweb.
The announcement comes as a surprise to many because most would have expected one of the big publications to take the nod.
The top-ten sites ranked by publishers were mainly covering the business of news and the editorial side of publishing (rather than titles that focus on the world of advertising like Adweek and Campaign).
It excludes campaigning/advocacy groups, membership organisations, training bodies or fact-checkers.
Datasets are based on direct measurement (i.e. websites and apps that choose to share first-party analytics with Similarweb), contributory networks that aggregate device data, partnerships and public data extraction from websites and apps.
All the world’s top ten English-language news websites experienced a fall in traffic for the month of December for the second consecutive month, according to Press Gazette’s updated ranking.
Press Gazette runs two annual awards: The British Journalism Awards (held in December) and the Future of Media Awards (held in September with a focus on the best in digital journalism).
Its events include the Media 100 series of quarterly breakfasts at The Gherkin for media leaders with guest speakers who have included Bauer Media’s chief executive of UK publishing Chris Duncan, Guardian Media Group CEO Anna Bateson and Sky News executive chairman David Rhodes.
Press Gazette’s annual Future of Media Technology conference last year drew around 500 delegates to the Hilton Bankside.
In November, The Press Gazette held its first conference in New York, the Media Strategy Network, which featured contributions from leading executives at Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Hearst, Conde Nast, the Washington Post and many others.
The Guardian was a notable winner of the British journalism 2023, taking home five prizes, including News Provider Of The Year.
BBC won four awards, while ITV Exposure won three and The Times, The Sunday Times and The Economist’s 1843 Magazine all took home two apiece
The Press Gazette will be hosting its third annual Future of Media Trends conference where around 80 invited media leaders discuss the biggest challenges facing our industry and share insight about solutions in a series of round-table discussions.