Insights
Data-driven reports on how long stories stay “Most Read” across major news sources — a quarterly ecosystem overview plus per-vertical deep-dives, each built from first-party positional tracking rather than pageviews or social signals.
Every figure is derived by fixed rules from the recorded position data — not editorial judgment — and the methodology behind the definitions, scoring inputs, and limitations is documented alongside the reports.
Q2 2026
How Long Does a Story Stay Most Read? A Q2 2026 Look Across 9 News Sites
A cross-ecosystem analysis of how long articles persist on the Most Read lists of nine major news organizations, based on first-party positional tracking data from Q2 2026.
Read reportMost Read Tech & Science News - Q2 2026
A deep-dive into the most-read Tech & Science stories of Q2 2026 on Ars Technica and The Verge, ranked and profiled using first-party positional tracking data.
Read reportMost Read World News - Q2 2026
A deep-dive into the most-read World News stories of Q2 2026 on Al Jazeera, BBC and The Guardian, ranked and profiled using first-party positional tracking data.
Read reportMost Read Business & Finance News - Q2 2026
A deep-dive into the most-read Business & Finance stories of Q2 2026 on Business Insider, CNBC and Forbes, ranked and profiled using first-party positional tracking data.
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