What: We looked at ComScore's data on the most-visited news websites in Latin America and particularly Mexico in March 2018.
Why it matters: 62.7% of Latin American users looked for news online, while 86.5% of Mexicans with an internet connection browsed news websites.
It is an important year for Latin Americans in terms of elections, and keeping informed is a priority when spending time online. We have seen that internet users in Latin American countries look for many types of content, from travel information to sports and entertainment, but the news is the kind of content they consume more. More than half of all Latin Americans with internet access (62.7%) looked at the news online in March, while 86.5% of Mexicans got informed online. These were the top 10 sites in Latin America and Mexico.
Top 10 Latin American News Sites, March 2018
| Total Audience, Home and Work, PC/Laptop. | Total Unique Visitors (000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Internet: Total Audience | 184,772 | |
| News/Information | 115,979 | |
| 1 | Globo noticias | 21,736 |
| 2 | MSN News | 13,979 |
| 3 | UOL Noticias | 12,275 |
| 4 | Grupo Clarin | 9,399 |
| 5 | 20Minutos Sites | 7,786 |
| 6 | El Pais Sites | 7,759 |
| 7 | Infobae – TKM | 7,403 |
| 8 | Yahoo-HuffPost News Network | 6,426 |
| 9 | Grupo La Nacion | 6,088 |
| 10 | Folha de S.Paulo | 6,074 |
- [Source: comScore]
- 62.7% of Latin Americans with internet access looked for news information online in March 2018.
- From those users, 18.7% found information at Globo noticias.
- MSN News was visited by 12% of users.
- 10.5% of Latin Americans looking for news online went to UOL Noticias.
- Grupo Clarin received 8.1% of visits.
- 20Minutos and El Pais were visited by very similar numbers of users, with 6.7% and 6.6% respectively.
- 6.3% of users looked for information at Infobae – TKM.
- 5.5% of Latin American users that looked for information online visited the Yahoo-Huffpost News Network.
- Grupo La Nacion and Folha de S.Paulo were seen by almost identical numbers of users, with 5.2% each.
Top 10 Mexican News Sites, March 2018
| Total Audience, Home and Work, PC/Laptop, All smartphones, All tablets. | Total Unique Visitors (000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Internet: Total Audience | 68,613 | |
| News/Information | 59,414 | |
| 1 | El Universal de México | 16,839 |
| 2 | DEBATE.COM.MX | 11,703 |
| 3 | Grupo SDP | 10,253 |
| 4 | Grupo Publicidad y Contenido Editorial | 9,591 |
| 5 | 20Minutos Sites | 8,270 |
| 6 | Grupo Proceso | 7,727 |
| 7 | Grupo Milenio | 7,136 |
| 8 | Organización Editorial Mexicana | 6,932 |
| 9 | Noticieros Televisa | 6,842 |
| 10 | El Pais Sites | 6,338 |
- [Source: comScore]
- From the total number of Mexicans who used the internet in March, 86.5% looked for news information online.
- 28.3% of those users went to El Universal de México to get informed of the latest news.
- Debate.com.mx received 19.6% of visitors.
- 17.2% of Mexicans looking for news online visited Grupo SDP sites.
- Sites by Grupo Publicidad y Contenido Editorial were visited by 16.1% of users.
- Grupo Proceso received 13% of visitors.
- Grupo Milenio was visited by 12% of users.
- 11.6% of users visited sites by Organización Editorial Mexicana; very similarly, 11.5% went to Noticieros Televisa.
- El Pais Sites received 10.6% of visits.
Janet Grynberg
Janet has worked as a translator and editor for magazines and publishing houses including Expansion and Grupo Planeta since 2014. She is part of the Portada editorial team, and her main interests include literature, traveling, and exploring other cultures. Follow me on Twitter!
