5 days ago Welcome to Detailed Q2: Our second-ever quarterly report sharing insights from the companies dominating Google search results and what they’re doing to stay ahead of the competition. SEO is going through the most significant shift I’ve …
2 months ago I recently analyzed 250,000 English-language search results, primarily to answer a specific question: Do sites owned by large media companies attain more first-place rankings than independent webmasters? And if so, just how dominant are they? After …
3 months ago I want to start by saying that I’m not sharing this update via email or social media, and I would appreciate it if it’s just left between us. That is, people who come to Detailed …
3 months ago I started writing this article on the 17th of August when I discovered the news I’m about to share but I wasn’t able to write it up as my new report on digital goliaths, Detailed …
3 months ago The popular site for enthusiasts of the football game FIFA, Futhead, was updated this week to show a message announcing its closure. It reads, “Unfortunately we have had to shut down operations. We’re so appreciative of …
3 months ago Welcome to Detailed Q: A brand new report where I share insights from the companies dominating search results and what they’re doing to stay ahead of the competition. SEO is going through the most significant …
4 months ago Gfinity today announced the launch of Starfield Portal, a new site dedicated to news, updates and player guides for the upcoming game, Starfield. As you’ve probably guessed I have more than just a website launch to …
4 months ago The Arena Group, behind popular brands like Sports Illustrated, The Street, Parade and Men’s Journal today posted revenues of $58.8M for the second quarter of 2023. A 9% increase compared to the previous year. Digital revenue …
4 months ago This article has received 3 edits. The last edit was made on August 11th, 2023 – Added commentary on the new owner and the new design they launched Last month we reported that one of the online …
4 months ago MarketWise, Inc released their results for the second quarter of 2023 and things aren’t heading in the right direction for the owners of several financial news sites. The most notable of which is InvestorPlace. MarketWise …
4 months ago Dotdash Meredith posted revenues of $414M for the second quarter of 2023, a 15% decrease compared to the previous year. Singling out digital revenue – since many Dotdash Meredith brands are available as print publications – …
4 months ago VerticalScope’s Q2 2023 revenue decreased by 33% to $14.7M, generating $3.3M in cashflow, a decline compared to $5.7M generated in the second quarter of 2022. Founder and CEO Rob Laidlow revealed that average monthly visitors for …
4 months ago TechTarget, the brand behind 150+ technology websites that have 410,000 indexed pages in Google (their numbers) today revealed revenues of $58.4M for the second quarter of 2023. A 34.9% decrease compared to Q2 of 2022. …
4 months ago Today the New York Times Company revealed their revenues for the second quarter of 2023 were $590.9M, a 5.96% increase on Q2 of 2022. They added 180,000 new digital subscribers, more than half of whom subscribed …
4 months ago In my report on the 16 companies dominating Google, Ziff Davis ranked second overall by traffic, with Google sending their network of sites an estimated 600+ million clicks each month. That’s not a typo – the …
4 months ago SEO SaaS platform Semrush today revealed their revenue for the second quarter of 2023 was $74.7M, a 19% increase year over year. Their annual recurring revenue has now surpassed $300M for the first time ($302.4M to …
4 months ago The team behind the popular reviews site TrustedReviews.com today announced the acquisition of product review network, Wareable Media Group. The three sites involved in the deal are: Wareable – wearable technology reviews ⌚️ The Ambient – connected home …
4 months ago Financial insights and news resource NerdWallet today announced Q2 2023 revenue exceeded targets, reaching $143M. Monthly visitors to the site were also up at an average of 22 million, a 9% increase over the previous year. While …
4 months ago This week Penske Media – one of the 16 companies dominating Google – started directing all of their traffic and rankings for Dirt.com to another site in their portfolio. They made a really surprising decision with …
4 months ago NationalWorld made an interesting ommission from their half-year 2023 financials released today, but did share intimate details about how their business is performing. Trading as $NWOR on the London Stock Exchange, they revealed that revenue …
4 months ago TrueGaming are not the typical digital media goliath you may be familiar with like Future, Hearst and DotdashMeredith. Instead of being behind dozens of sites in as many different niches, they have three content sites specifically …
4 months ago The Guardian Media Group, home of the UK’s The Guardian, this week revealed revenue for the year to March 2023 was £264.4M, a 3% increase year-over-year. A rarity for our private database, we only track a …
4 months ago Today CoStar Group ($CSGP) revealed their Q2 2023 revenue increased 13% year-over-year to $606M, with their sites surpassing 105 million total visitors for June. While CoStar Group are not a typical digital goliath that I would …
4 months ago Today LBG Media, the UK-based publisher behind sites like LADbible, GAMINGbible and SPORTbible, revealed they expect their revenue for the first half of 2023 to be £27.2M. An approximately 10% increase over their numbers for …
4 months ago Today Reach Plc have announced that for the 26 weeks to June 25th, 2023, they generated £279.4 in revenue, a 6.1% decline from the first half of 2022. Digital revenue was down 16.1%, from £72.5M in …