Since endorsing Donald Trump the night before the November 2024 election, the popularity of Megyn Kelly’s podcast has soared exponentially and it shows in hockey stick growth on the Castbox platform. There’s clearly a growing audience for her MAGA-friendly point-of-view and she has ridden the Trump wave perfectly since his January 20 inauguration.
Publication: A Righting Research Exclusive
Audiences Flee News Websites Over Four-Year Period
“TheRighting’s four-year comparison indicates that massive audience erosion continues to plague news websites on the right and left,” said Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting. “It’s abundantly clear that this problem is not going away. I am not sure where the bottom lies.”
Bluesky Captures More Unique Visitors Than Truth Social in November
For the fifth consecutive month, the Donald-Trump-controlled Truth Social platform generated significant year-over-year growth in unique visitors. However, the upstart Bluesky, which has been offering a progressive-friendly alternative to the more rightward-leaning X since early 2024, generated 5,352,000 unique visitors in November, surpassing Truth Social.
Trump’s Truth Social Records 4th Straight Month of Audience Gains
The ongoing success of the conservative-friendly social media platform suggests that audiences were warming to the messaging of Mr. Trump and his fellow travelers who flocked to his platform in the presidential campaign’s final months
Trump’s Truth Social Registers Third Straight Month of Traffic Gains
For the third consecutive month, the Donald Trump-controlled Truth Social platform generated impressive year-over-year (YOY) increases in unique visitors. While the site didn’t exceed the record-breaking traffic of August and September, it nonetheless posted a 64% increase in unique visitors compared to September 2023.
Traffic to Right Wing Websites Skyrockets in July
“An earthquake rumbled through the national political terrain in July after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump and President Biden dropped out of the presidential race,” said Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting. “Those two dramatic events drew audiences back to news websites, reversing a year-long trend.
Trump Links Most to Murdoch-Controlled Media
Murdoch-controlled media outlets received the most links from Trump in July on Truth Social and his website DonaldJTrump.com, according to new research released today by TheRighting. Foxnews.com led all news websites with 40 links from Trump
Truth Social Traffic Nosedives for Third Straight Month
“The diminishing audience levels for Truth Social suggest a rejection of the harsh rhetoric expressed by the ex-president and his political allies that is one of the hallmarks of the two-year-old platform,” said Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting. “If this softness persists, it might portend trouble for Mr. Trump at the ballot box in November.”
News Websites Endure Traffic Tailspin in May
Many news websites, especially on the right, suffered significant audience losses from May 2020 to May 2024: The Federalist (-95%), Breitbart (-90%), Townhall (-89%) and The Washington Examiner (-88%) were among the biggest losers between May 2020 and May 2024. “News audiences seem to be vanishing,” said TheRighting’s Howard Polskin
Fox News, Infowars Post First Traffic Gains in Months
After months of sharply declining traffic, Foxnews.com and Infowars generated significant year-over-year audience increases according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis of December 2022 data.