It was the second quarter in a row of double-digit growth for the conservative podcast. Part of Walsh’s growing popularity can be attributed to the June 1 release of his controversial documentary “What Is a Woman?”
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Traffic to Trump Website Crashes in May
After two months of increased traffic, DonaldJTrump.com stumbled as unique visitors plunged 94%. The former president’s website attracted only 201,000 unique visitors, compared to 3,279,000 in May 2021.
RedState Leads All Right-Wing News Websites in April 2022 Traffic
The site was up 31% in April 2022 compared to April 2021. Foxnews.com dipped sharply along with other prominent conservatives sites like Washington Examiner and Washington Times.
Meet the Secretive Maestro Behind a Powerful New Force in Conservative Media
There’s no mystery behind the success of the enigmatic Citizen Free Press conservative website. All it took was one obsessed news junkie toiling almost every waking hour for the past 1825 straight days.
Traffic to Trump’s Website Soars 144% in March
Unique visitors DonaldJTrump.com rose from 283,000 in March 2021 to 691,000 in March 2022 for a 144% gain. However, it is still significantly below 2020 traffic when the site often attracted more than 10 million unique visitors a month.
Ben Shapiro Continues to Dominate Conservative Podcasting
“The Ben Shapiro Show” remained the most popular conservative podcast on the Castbox platform in Q1 with 470,211 total subscribers, which far surpasses any other podcast from the Right. The show started the quarter with 452,022 subscribers. “Bannon’s War Room” also posted strong subscriber growth.
Foxnews.com Posts Its First Traffic Increase Since Nov. 2020
Foxnews.com grew its unique visitors to 81,771,000 in February 2022 from 80,921,000 in February 2021, which represents a 1% growth.
Traffic to Conservative Websites Craters in January
“The poor January performance of almost every conservative website is not surprising,” said Howard Polskin, President and Curator, TheRighting. “Last month’s relatively staid news environment doesn’t remotely compare to January 2021, when coverage of the Capitol riots dominated news and analysis for several weeks.”
Woke Oscars Are “Unwatchable”
TheRighting’s exclusive interview with conservative movie critic Christian Toto, author of the new book “Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul.” “Other entertainment galas are similarly woke and brimming with far-left lectures,” says Toto.
Daily Signal, NewsBusters Lead Conservative Websites in December Traffic Gains
Foxnews.com remained the most popular conservative website with more than 79 million unique visitors in December. However, traffic sagged 10%, making it 13 consecutive months with declining year over year audience.
Meet the Maker: Ray Cardello, Conservative View from NH
Ray Cardello may be the smartest school bus driver in New Hampshire. He’s undoubtedly one of the most politically aware.
“Megyn Kelly Show” Ranks as Q4’s Fastest-Growing Conservative Podcast
However, “The Ben Shapiro Show” remained firmly entrenched as the most popular conservative podcast on the Castbox platform with 452,022 subscribers as of December 31, more than four times greater than the second-ranked right-wing podcast (“Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News”).
Popular Right-Wing News Website Suffers First Audience Drop of 2021
The right-wing website Newsmax experienced a 54% drop in year-over-year unique visitors, making it the first time in 2021 that traffic declined at the popular news outlet. Traffic to the website of the former president, DonaldJTrump.com continued to plummet, falling 81% in November.
Trump’s New Company Will Follow the Truth (So Hold on to Your Money)
Howard Polskin: If the Trump Media & Technology Group can’t deliver more specifics than it hints at in its information-challenged website, I advise potential investors to keep their wallets closed for now.
Newsmax Records Its 5th Straight Month of Traffic Increases
Only three other right-wing websites in TheRighting’s top 20 also posted audience increases: Infowars, the Epoch Times and the Daily Signal. Meanwhile, unique visitors to DonaldJTrump.com fell 92% in October, marking another disastrous month for the former president’s website.
Trump Favors Fox and NY Post in His Website Links
Our analysis of news articles he promoted on his website DonaldJTrump.com, shows a clear preference to content from Foxnews.com and the NY Post, followed by the Washington Examiner. The study is based on an examination of the 69 stories that Trump linked to in October 2021 from a total of 34 difference news sources.
While Other Conservative Websites Falter, Traffic to Newsmax Soars in September
For the fourth consecutive month, Newsmax generated significant year-over-year increases in unique visitors, while most conservative websites continued to see audience declines. And traffic to DonaldJTrump.com continued its calamitous decline falling 95% from September 2020 (11,765,000 unique visitors) to September 2021 (621,000 unique visitors).
Candace Owens Has Q3’s Fastest-Growing Conservative Podcast
But “Bannon’s War Room” also has strong quarter and is poised to crack TheRighting’s top 20.
Newsmax Traffic Surges in August, While Other Conservative Websites Falter
While almost all major conservative news websites experienced audience declines in August, Newsmax posted its third straight month of year-over-year traffic increases according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis. And traffic to DonaldJTrump.com collapsed 95% for the month.
Pandemic Triggers Explosive Sales of Ammunition
The online ammunition retailer Ammo.com reported a 590% increase in overall revenue and a 604% increase in transactions compared to the 18-month period prior to February 23, 2020. Texas (of course) led all states with a massive jump in sales.
Introducing “The Graveyard”
A roundup of conservative anti-vaxxer radio talk-show hosts who have died of Covid-19. This is an ongoing feature and will be updated when new information is available.
Ben Shapiro Tops All Conservative Podcasters in August with Massive Growth
“The Ben Shapiro Show,” an hour-long daily podcast hosted by right-wing commentator and media mogul Ben Shapiro, drew more new subscribers in August than any other conservative podcast. “Steve Bannon’s War Room” also generated hundreds of new subscribers as well.
3 Top Right-Wing Websites Post Audience Gains in July
American Greatness, Newsmax and The Epoch Times all grew their year-over-year audience in July, bucking a downward audience trend that has impacted both conservative and mainstream news sources. Traffic to DonaldJTrump.com, the website of the former president, collapsed 96% from 21,481,000 in July 2020 to 840,000 in July 2021.
“Louder with Crowder” Ranks Among Fastest-Growing Conservative News Podcasts
“Louder with Crowder,” a daily podcast hosted by the conservative commentator and comedian Steven Crowder, ranked as one of the fastest-growing conservative news podcasts in July, according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis based on Castbox data. “Rush Limbaugh: Timeless Wisdom,” a new podcast featuring short segments from prior broadcasts of the late radio host, ranked as the 12th most popular conservative news podcast.