The NY Post received more links than any other news outlet from Trump, according to TheRighting’s analysis of his June 2024 link activity. While Trump clearly favored linking to Murdoch-owned media outlets, he continued spotlighting little known right wing fringe sites like RSBN and offbeat sites like Bitcoin Magazine,
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More Woes for News Websites as Election Year Traffic Plummets in April
TheRighting’s analysis showed the vast majority of news websites on all sides of the political spectrum experienced significant declines in year-over-year unique visitors. Of the 21 websites monitored by TheRighting, only two – The Epoch Times (+18%) and Newsmax (+3%) – increased their audience in the four-year span.
Led by Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire Dominates Q1 Right Wing Podcasting
“The Ben Shapiro Show” added the most new subscribers since the end of 2023, padding its lead as the right wing podcast with the most subscribers. The show. hosted by Shapiro (right) gained 13,322 subscribers in the first quarter, far more than any other right wing podcast. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Right Wing Election Year Traffic Erosion Continues
“Right wing websites appear more susceptible to steeper election year audience erosion than mainstream or left-leaning outlets,” said Howard Polskin, President and Founder, TheRighting. “But news sites on both sides of the aisle are feeling the effects of primary battles devoid of drama, which impacts traffic.”
Foxnews.com Has a Strong September, as Traffic to Most News Websites Falters
Not only was Fox News by far the highest-ranked right wing news website, it garnered more unique visitors than the website of the New York Times for the fourth time this year. Trump’s Truth Social platform suffered its largest percentage drop ever.
Matt Walsh Program Ranks as Right Wing Media’s Fastest-Growing Podcast
Matt Walsh has right wing media’s fastest growing program according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis released today. The speed in which his subscriber base is expanding demonstrates that his often polarizing messages about the transgender population are resonating with listeners.
Major News Events Drive Summer Growth for Right Wing Websites
There were two Trump indictments, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Trump, the first GOP debate and the deadly fire in Maui. News consumers responded by visiting right wing news websites for the latest developments and analysis.
Foxnews.com Posts First Traffic Decline Since 2022
For the first time since November 2022, year-over-year (YOY) monthly traffic to Foxnews.com decreased, according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis. Last month, the conservative news behemoth attracted 74.7 million unique visitors compared to 76.2 million during the same period in 2022. It represented a 2% drop.
Audience Growth Slows at FoxNews.com
During a relatively slow month for news in June, especially compared to June 2022 when the Jan. 6 hearings dominated the early summer news cycle, Foxnews.com still managed to post solid gains in audience. However, it was not the double-digit growth it had experienced since December.
Megyn Kelly Program Ranks as Fastest-Growing Right Wing Podcast in Q2
“While right wing podcasting is dominated overwhelmingly by white men, the podcasts from Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens have quietly become fixtures in TheRighting’s quarterly top 20 chart,” said Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting. “They are positioned to become dominant players in this important corner of right wing media for the near future and beyond.”
Growth Stalls at Trump’s Truth Social
“The stalled audience growth of Truth Social, which is often tied closely to Mr. Trump’s political identity, suggests that he’s not adding to his base of followers,” said Howard Polskin, President and Chief Curator, TheRighting. “That could signal challenges for his 2024 presidential ambitions.”
Upheaval at Fox Fails to Blunt April Traffic Surge
“News detrimental to the Foxnews.com brand in April like the sudden departure of Tucker Carlson and the settlement of the Dominion lawsuit, had little impact on its ability to attract more visitors,” said TheRighting’s Howard Polskin, citing just released Comscore data.
Negative Publicity Fails to Dent Online Audience for Foxnews.com
Year-over-year unique visitors to Foxnews.com surged 21% in March, according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis of mobile and desktop traffic based on Comscore data. It was the fourth straight month of double-digit traffic gains for the site. “There was no negative impact to the online audience based on the latest data,” said Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting.
4 Daily Wire Podcasts Dominate Q1’s Right Wing Programs
“One of The Daily Wire’s newest brands, ‘The Morning Wire’ is growing so fast, that at this pace, it is likely to become a top 10 right wing podcast by the end of the second quarter, vaulting over podcasting stalwarts like Megyn Kelly, Charlie Kirk and Ted Cruz.,” noted Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting.
Foxnews.com Posts Double-Digit Traffic Gains for 3rd Straight Month
While Foxnews.com posted strong year-over-year (YOY) numbers for February (+21%), the three mainstream news brands TheRighting regularly reports on faltered. YOY unique visitors slumped at the Washington Post (-24%), the New York Times brand (-21%) and CNN.com (-8%). Here’s why…
Foxnews.com Posts Hefty Spike in January 2023 Traffic
“Foxnews.com appears to have attracted visitors drawn to the ongoing spectacle surrounding Kevin McCarthy’s tumultuous bid to become Speaker of the House, Biden’s mishandling of classified documents and the breaking news about the two mass shootings in California,” said TheRighting’s Howard Polskin.
The Daily Wire Dominates Q4 Right Wing Podcasting
The Daily Wire, a media company co-founded by Ben Shapiro in 2015, had three of the fastest-growing right wing podcasts by percentage growth in Q4: “The Morning Wire,” which had the largest YOY percentage increase in the quarter; “Candace,” with Candace Owens; and “The Matt Walsh Show.” And Ben Shapiro’s podcast was dubbed “the number one brand in right wing podcasting.”
Traffic to Most Right Wing News Websites Continues to Slide in November
Seventeen of the top 20 right wing news websites experienced year-over-year traffic declines in November according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis. Trump’s conservative-friendly Truth Social platform posted a healthy increase, halting a two-month decline.
Traffic Slips at Most Right Wing News Outlets in October
“Traffic remained soft in October across most right-wing news websites as well as mainstream brands,” said Howard Polskin, President and Chief Curator, TheRighting. “There were few major news events during the month to galvanize audiences.”
Right-Wing Websites Continue to Lose Traffic
“Right-wing news sites are unable to shake their traffic malaise,” said Howard Polskin, President and Chief Curator, TheRighting. “The big news events of September 2022 such as DeSantis sending immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and Hurricane Ian failed to produce a surge in unique visitors.”
Megyn Kelly Has the Fastest Growing Right-Wing Podcast
Year-over-year subscribers to “The Megyn Kelly Show” surged 60% making it the third quarter’s fastest-growing conservative podcast by percentage, according to data analyzed by TheRighting on the podcast app Castbox. Kelly, Candace Owen and Laura Ingraham were the only women to crack TheRighting’s top 20 list.
Trump News Fatigue Helps Cause Traffic to Right Wing Sites to Sag in August
“I can only attribute this to Trump News Fatigue Syndrome,” said TheRighting’s Howard Polskin. “Audiences seem to have a harder time following every new development in the political soap opera that has consumed the country for six years. So they begin to tune out.”
Washington Examiner Posts First Traffic Gains Since 2020
The moderate conservative news outlet drew 5.5 million unique visitors, up 25% from July 2021. The Washington Examiner ranked as the third most-visited conservative news website for July 2022.
June Traffic Slumps for Most Right-Wing News Websites
Only five right-wing news websites posted year-over-year increases in unique visitors according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis of June 2022. Traffic to the website of former President Donald Trump, DonaldJTrump.com, continued to decline sharply. It dropped 80% to 284,000 unique visitors, compared to 1,420,000 in June 2021.