Reading the Nation

Travel and holiday planning begin to warm up (w.e December 4)

Travel and holiday planning begin to warm up (w.e December 4)

Reading the Nation this week focuses on growing engagement with our Travel content. With millions of footy fans finding the hot weather of Qatar simply too hard to resist, we dive into travel ahead of a busy Q1 2023 for the category.

World Cup kicks off a winter sport rush (w.e November 27)

World Cup kicks off a winter sport rush (w.e November 27)

With the long awaiting winter World Cup beginning last week, engagement with our Sport content increased week on week with more than three-quarters of all Sport page views Football focussed our latest Reading the Nation shows.

Video Gaming levels up on new game releases (w.e November 13)

Video Gaming levels up on new game releases (w.e November 13)

Levelling up its engagement high score in Reading the Nation, our Video Gaming content grew by +39% as a plethora of new gaming titles, including God of War Ragnarok and FIFA 23 World Cup mode, were released.

Food & Drink simmers towards a festive boil (w.e November 6)

Food & Drink simmers towards a festive boil (w.e November 6)

Our Food & Drink content is simmering towards a festive boil as the golden quarter continues. Last week, more than 17m page views for the category was up +17% week on week with more growth expected as Q4 continues.

Shopping bags October growth as Q4 begins (w.e October 30)

Shopping bags October growth as Q4 begins (w.e October 30)

Our Shopping content hit 9.5m weekly page views last week, as the first month of the golden quarter ended with consumer anticipation mounting for November’s mega-sales days. Check out our latest Reading the Nation.

Autumn schedules drive Television engagement (w.e October 16)

Autumn schedules drive Television engagement (w.e October 16)

The Television category usually sees a rise in the winter months as people start to stay in more because of the cold. This week saw an especially large increase in page views in the content due to The National Television Awards taking place and Emmerdale having its 50th anniversary.

New quarter, new focus on fun things to do (w.e October 9)

New quarter, new focus on fun things to do (w.e October 9)

The start of a new quarter brings with it a renewed focus for millions of Brits as they organise their time and schedule fun things to do with friends and family. As such, engagement with our Events & Attractions content increased last week.

Property pressure pushes engagement up (w.e. October 2)

Property pressure pushes engagement up (w.e. October 2)

Our Property content was propelled to the top of our engagement charts last week, growing by +35% to 7.3m page views, as the housing market felt the aftershock of the Government’s mini-budget.