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Tracking the reader journey: A year of subscriber trends

In the hierarchy of traffic and readership, pageviews and new visitors are good, but sustained engagement and subscribers are better. After analyzing traffic, engagement, and loyalty trends across the entire…

by Jack Neary
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Planning to live blog the next major event? Here’s what to expect for Engaged Time, Recirculation, and traffic sources

Whether it’s unexpected breaking news like severe weather or one of the many elections planned across the world this year, readers will be looking for real-time coverage, and the best…

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Global audience insights from the fourth quarter of 2023

In the fourth quarter of 2023, Average Engaged Time rose in the Middle East, Search traffic grew in Southeast Asia, and pageviews from Social rebounded in Africa, Central / Eastern…

by Jack Neary
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The Most Engaging Stories of 2023

Our 2023 edition of The Most Engaging Stories of the year reflects a year in which catastrophes, wars, and obituaries drove news cycles, but the perseverance of the human spirit…

by Chartbeat Staff
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Our data on the content that drives Google Discover traffic and engagement

As Google Discover continues growing into a major source of traffic for publishers of all sizes, there remains mystery around how exactly Google selects content for it. While some elements…

by Jack Neary
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