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Visit duration of news outlets


Visit duration of news outlets

Average minutes per visit for the news outlets with the highest traffic

Year (Q4)Average minutes per visit
20192.13
20201.95

Note: The news outlets with the highest traffic are defined as those that had a monthly average of at least 10 million unique visitors from October-December of the year being analyzed, according to Comscore data. Each outlet’s primary domain – the outlet’s flagship website – was analyzed; see the methodology for a list of domains. 2020 and 2019 cohort is based on data from 2020.

Source: Comscore Media Metrix® Multi-Platform, United States, Average Minutes Per Visit, October-December 2019-2020.

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