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Digital Audience Update
Comscore March 2020

With the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the majority of Canadians to stay home, people have been accessing news sites in record numbers, to keep on top of the situation.

According to Comscore, the News and Information category has seen huge increases in Unique Visitors, Visits and Total Minutes.

With millions of people, coast-to-coast, turning to the sources they trust the most, The Globe has attracted the largest audience in our history, making us Canada’s fastest growing news publisher.

The Globe has seen record-breaking audience growth

In March, The Globe recorded its highest-ever digital audience, reaching 12.4 Million Canadians and 39% of the total digital population.

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Digital audience update – Comscore March 2020

Source: Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, March 2020, Canada

Unprecedented growth across Globe content sections

CANADA
6M UVs
+312%

BUSINESS
2.7M UVs

+215%

OPINION
2.1M UVs
+143%

POLITICS
2M UVs
+183%

INVESTING
1.7M UVs
+112%

WORLD
1.6M UVs

+182%

LIFE
857K UVs
+30%

REAL ESTATE
277K UVs
+32%

Source: Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, Mar 2020 vs Dec 2019, Canada

The Globe is Canada’s fastest growing source of news

Top news and information properties by % Growth

Digital audience update – Comscore March 2020

Source: Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, News/Information (Top 10), Mar 2020 vs Dec 2019, Canada

The Globe is your first choice to reach key audiences

The Globe delivers #1 reach vs. other newspaper sites across A25+, A25-54, A35+ and A35-54 demographic groups

Digital audience update – Comscore March 2020

Source: Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, March 2020, Canada (Custom list of newspaper sites)

Globe audience profile

Digital audience update – Comscore March 2020
Digital audience update – Comscore March 2020

Source: Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform, March 2020, Canada; *Desktop only

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Digital audience update – Comscore March 2020

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