Allen Williams, Fairfax Media’s Managing Director of Australian Publishing Media, said:
“Several Fairfax mastheads saw impressive digital audience growth in October, with the standout being The Australian Financial Review, lifting mobile/ tablet audiences 101% year-on-year. The Sydney Morning Herald remains Australia’s No.1 masthead, with
The Sydney Morning Herald remains Australia’s No.1 masthead, with total readership of more than 5 million people across all platforms, well ahead of its nearest competitor.
The Canberra Times recorded its biggest ever cross-platform audience reach, largely driven by significant mobile and tablet audience growth of 33% year-on-year.
Mobile and tablet audiences for the SMH and The Age grew 11% and 5%, respectively, driven by highly engaging content and our quality, independent journalism.”
Key emmaTM readership highlights (12 months to October 2015) include:
The Sydney Morning Herald
- 5 million people across all platforms, more than 1 million people ahead of its nearest competitor
- 1.3 million people on mobile or tablet, up 11% year on year
- 3.2 million people across smh.com.au on desktop
- Net weekly readership of 1.4 million.
The Age
- 3.1 million across all platforms
- 1.7 million people accessed theage.com.au on desktop
- 939,000 people on mobile or tablet, up 5% year on year
- Net weekly readership of 1.1 million.
The Australian Financial Review
- 1.5 million across all platforms, up 3% year on year
- 235,000 people on mobile or tablet, up 101% year on year
- 510,000 people accessed afr.com on desktop, up 9% year on year
- Net weekly readership of 606,000.
The Canberra Times
- Biggest ever cross-platform audience, reaching 863,000 people across all platforms, 4% up year on year
- 583,000 Australians across desktop, up 1% year on year
- 182,000 on mobile or tablet, up 33% year on year
- Net weekly readership of 161,000.
Source: emmaTM (Enhanced Media Metrics Australia) conducted by Ipsos MediaCT, People 14+ for the 12 months to October 2015. Nielsen Online Ratings October 2015, People 14+.
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