Guardian, UK stilll the most popular newspaper site in UK

26 Jun 2009

The Guardian has remained the most popular newspaper site in the UK, in May, with 27.2 million users, according to the latest ABCE results.

The paper's online readership reported a drop of less than one per cent compared to the April figures.

The Telegraph was at second position with 25.2 million readers, up almost six per cent from  the previous month.

Mail Online attracted 24.6 million users, a rise of more than six per cent.

News International-owned The Sun experienced the biggest climb in online readership, with unique visitor numbers rising more than 12 per cent to 22.9 million.

The Times and The Independent both experienced a fall in online users. Times Online dropped over five per cent to 20.4 million while independent.co.uk dropped more than eight per cent to 9.6 million.

Mirror Group Digital attracted nearly 8.7 million users, up more than one per cent.