After releasing 2019’s list of  Most Engaging Stories, we wanted to see if our reader engagement data pointed to attributes other than Total Engaged Minutes that elevated certain pieces of…

Chartbeat’s most recent analysis of coronavirus readership data suggests that despite the continuous flow of traffic and coverage from news providers, we’re seeing the onset of reader fatigue. While coverage…

The attention that coronavirus (aka COVID-19) is accumulating from journalists is unprecedented — 1.3 million articles and counting. Engagement with COVID-19 content is also without parallel. Audiences are engaged with…

Chartbeat’s fourth quarter insights present significant audience growth opportunities for organizations willing to tailor their offerings to the evolving reader behaviors we’ve seen across the world this year. Below, a…

Significant events tend to serve as barometers of changing reader behaviors, and as a result, can point to future optimizations for content creators. Therefore, we used the recent U.K. election…

As publishers continue investing in reader-driven revenue streams, the question of which paywall model — or models — to pursue or experiment with has been a hot topic among many…

We’ve spent hundreds of hours researching the drivers of subscriptions for publishers to better understand its connections to reader loyalty. Equally important is how you reach readers. Below, we share…

Nearly 40% of direct visits take place on mobile devices and in the next two years, we see that number surpassing 50% of mobile homepage visits.  This is great news…

It’s common for our global content creators to see an article that was published months (or even years!) ago suddenly see a spike in traffic. We call these “zombie” articles,…

One of the most difficult parts of compiling the The Most Engaging Stories of 2019 is that it needed to end at 100 pieces. We err on the side of…

For the fifth year, Chartbeat’s installment of The Most Engaging Stories gives unique insight into the stories that captured the attention of the world. Whether they hold institutions accountable, feature…

Chartbeat’s third quarter global audience engagement insights confirmed what we’ve known for some time — mobile readership is growing rapidly across the world.  About 40% of direct visits take place…