NEW YORK, July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, which includes WSJ.com (www.wsj.com), Barrons.com (www.barrons.com), MarketWatch (www.marketwatch.com) and AllThingsD.com (www.allthingsd.com), announced today significant traffic growth across all its sites as the second quarter comes to a close.
Highlights include:
* The Wall Street Journal Digital Network generated a record number of average monthly visitors for the quarter, with an average 24.2 million visitors; * For the month of June, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network reported a 74% year-over-year increase in visitors with 25.2 million; * The flagship site WSJ.com experienced record traffic in June with 16.2 million visitors - a 94% year-over-year increase - marking the fourth month this year the site has hit a new high for visitors. The site also generated nearly 150 million page views, a 45% year- over-year rise; * Barrons.com experienced record traffic last month for both visitors and page views, showing a 182% year-over-year increase in visitors and a 111% increase in page views; * MarketWatch experienced a 41% year-over-year growth in June in terms of visitors and an 18% growth in page views. * AllThingsD.com, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, saw a 31% increase in visitors and a 39% increase in page views from the first to second quarter of this year.
Source: Omniture
"The growth we have seen this year is a direct indicator of the growing strength of our network and its brands as well as a testament to the commitment to innovation and journalistic excellence users expect from us," said Gordon McLeod, president of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. "We look forward to even more exciting developments and enhancements as we head into the second half of the year."
About The Wall Street Journal Digital Network
Marketers seeking business decision-makers and affluent and influential individuals can reach more than 25 million visitors each month across The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. All the sites in the network are owned by Dow Jones & Company and include The Wall Street Journal Online (www.wsj.com), the leading provider of business and financial news and analysis on the web; Barron's Online (www.barrons.com), the site of America's premier financial magazine; MarketWatch.com, a leading investing and financial news site with 100 journalists in 10 bureaus around the world; and AllThingsD.com, a site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology, the Internet and media.
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