top 20 current events & global news sites
nielsen//netratings, february 2003
| brand or channel | unique audience (000) | time per person (hh:mm:ss) |
| all current events & global news | 63,079 | 1:01:43 |
| msnbc | 19,640 | 0:24:33 |
| cnn general news | 17,283 | 0:29:36 |
| aol news | 16,800 | 0:28:59 |
| yahoo! news | 16,214 | 0:25:23 |
| nytimes.com | 8,349 | 0:39:44 |
| internet broadcasting systems inc. | 7,798 | 0:13:35 |
| gannett newspapers and newspaper division | 7,301 | 0:17:16 |
| abc news | 6,347 | 0:09:03 |
| washingtonpost.com | 6,194 | 0:21:43 |
| msn slate | 5,596 | 0:08:14 |
| usatoday.com | 5,400 | 0:20:16 |
| hearst newspapers digital | 4,819 | 0:15:50 |
| cbs news | 4,451 | 0:08:03 |
| fox news | 4,343 | 0:30:23 |
| worldnow | 3,960 | 0:09:27 |
| time magazine | 3,920 | 0:05:22 |
| mcclatchy newspapers | 3,729 | 0:15:32 |
| la times | 2,777 | 0:15:22 |
| netscape news | 2,552 | 0:07:44 |
| cox newspapers | 2,492 | 0:12:58 |
source: nielsen//netratings
this data is based on audience measurement of more than 60,000 u.s. panelists who have combined home and work access to the internet.
top 20 current events & global news sites
nielsen//netratings, july 2002
| brand or channel | unique audience (000) | time per person (hh:mm:ss) |
| all current events & global news | 50,133 | 0:53:15 |
| cnn general news | 15,817 | 0:26:52 |
| msnbc | 15,531 | 0:30:20 |
| yahoo! news | 13,676 | 0:21:05 |
| new york times company | 10,074 | 0:35:27 |
| abc news | 8,053 | 0:12:35 |
| gannett newspapers and newspaper division | 6,720 | 0:15:20 |
| washingtonpost.com | 5,593 | 0:18:11 |
| internet broadcasting systems inc. | 5,230 | 0:17:04 |
| msn slate | 4,109 | 0:10:17 |
| time magazine | 3,972 | 0:04:41 |
| usa today news | 3,644 | 0:03:55 |
| hearst newspapers digital | 3,407 | 0:24:43 |
| fox news | 3,138 | 0:31:03 |
| aol news | 2,678 | 0:07:14 |
| la times | 2,436 | 0:13:37 |
| nyp holdings | 2,028 | 0:17:30 |
| cox newspapers | 1,950 | 0:23:04 |
| belo newspapers | 1,831 | 0:14:10 |
| associated press | 1,786 | 0:07:27 |
| drudgereport.com | 1,710 | 0:37:19 |
source: nielsen//netratings
this data is based on audience measurement of more than 60,000 u.s. panelists who have combined home and work access to the internet.
