Guardian US saw record traffic in June 2016 according to the latest report released by comScore.
Monthly unique users reached 41.8 million, beating March 2016’s previous record of 34.7 million, resulting in a third-time ranking in the top twenty of all US news and information sites .
Up 73% from the same time last year, Guardian US also experienced a total of 33.9 million mobile visitors.
June’s record traffic was primarily driven by the Guardian’s coverage of the EU Referendum, as well the Stanford Sexual Assault Case , and ongoing live election coverage.
Source: comScore
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