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Most News Websites Are Now Mobile First

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When it comes to visitors to news websites, the trend is distinctly mobile. That's according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center entitled "State of the News Media 2015". Out of 50 major news websites analyzed in the report, 39 received more mobile visitors than desktop visitors in January 2015.

Unique visitors from smartphones and tablets tend to spend less time on news websites than their PC-using counterparts. Some websites, albeit a distinct minority, defy the mobile trend and are not listed on the following infographic. They include MSN news which has a substantially larger desktop user base as well as the BBC and CNEt.

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This chart shows the total number of unique U.S. visitors in January 2015 (in millions).

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Leading global English-language news websites in the United States in January 2026, by monthly visits (in millions)
Top news and media websites among Internet users in the United States in December 2014, by percent of visits
Monthly active users of selected mobile-only news brands in the United States as of June 2018 (in millions)
When you look for news on a mobile or tablet, which of the following statements most applies to you?*
Number of monthly unique visitors to newspaper websites in the United States from March 2014 to August 2015 (in millions)
Number of unique users of the leading 10 news websites in Germany in March 2023 (in millions)

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