{"id":41172,"date":"2025-01-14T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=41172"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:39:58","slug":"report-washington-posts-traffic-is-cratering-has-fallen-by-nearly-90-percent-since-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=41172","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Washington Post\u2019s Traffic is Cratering \u2013 Has Fallen by Nearly 90 Percent Since 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington-Post-HQ-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-facebook wp-image-675620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington-Post-HQ-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post appears to be facing an existential crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The troubled left-wing newspaper, which is owned by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has reportedly seen its traffic crater by nearly 90 percent since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It has also seen a considerable decline in revenue despite Bezos making clear that he will not subsidize its losses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Semafor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/01\/12\/2025\/the-washington-posts-traffic-tanks\">reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Over the last four years, web traffic has cratered. According to internal data shared with Semafor in recent weeks, the Post\u2019s regular daily traffic last year sunk to less than a quarter of what it was at its peak in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>That month, the Post briefly reached a high of around 22.5 million daily active users following the attack.<\/p>\n<p>But by the middle of 2024, its daily users hovered around 2.5-3 million daily users.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Washington City Paper noted that the Post had stopped publicly disclosing its traffic numbers in press releases, after a 60% decline in monthly traffic.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Post\u2019s revenue fell from $190 million in 2023 to $174 million last year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Having once positioned itself at the heart of the anti-Trump resistance, the iconic Washington newspaper most famous for breaking the Watergate Scandal is currently embroiled by internal turmoil as its activist employees lash out at Bezos\u2019s own political pivot.<\/p>\n<p>A former Trump critic, Bezos has recently taken a much more sympathetic tone towards Donald Trump and sent him enthusiastic congratulations following his landslide election victory in November.<\/p>\n<p>Following his victory, Bezos also traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the president-elect and has even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2024\/12\/bezos-kisses-ring-amazons-billionaire-ceo-goes-mar\/\">donated<\/a> $1 million to his inauguration fund.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities. Wishing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1854184441511571765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Bezos\u2019s most notable decision was to block the paper\u2019s editorial board from formally endorsing Kamala Harris, leading to an exodus of both employees and angry subscribers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tXaTFfdYnu\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2024\/10\/report-far-left-washington-post-staffers-furious-as\/\">REPORT: Far-Left Washington Post Staffers Furious as Jeff Bezos Allegedly Blocks Kamala Endorsement, Fearing Trump\u2019s Inevitable White House Comeback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, the website\u2019s \u201cconservative\u201d blogger Jennifer Rubin became the latest prominent employee to depart the company.<\/p>\n<p>In her resignation later, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/01\/jennifer-rubin-quits-wapo-you-wont-believe-who\/\">accused<\/a> \u201cBezos and his cronies\u201d of \u201caccommodat[ing] and enabl[ing] the most acute threat to American democracy\u2014Donald Trump\u2014at a time when a vibrant free press is more essential than ever to our democracy\u2019s survival and capacity to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorporate and billionaire owners of major media outlets have betrayed their audiences\u2019 loyalty and sabotaged journalism\u2019s sacred mission \u2014 defending, protecting, and advancing democracy,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe Washington Post\u2019s billionaire owner and enlisted management are among the offenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have undercut the values central to The Post\u2019s mission and that of all journalism: integrity, courage, and independence,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI cannot justify remaining at The Post.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jen Rubin&#8217;s resignation announcement from The Washington Post: &#8220;Jeff Bezos and his cronies accommodate and enable the most acute threat to American democracy\u2014Donald Trump&#8230;&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tFdWdQd4Im\">pic.twitter.com\/tFdWdQd4Im<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Mullin (@BenMullin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenMullin\/status\/1878805945226314178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/01\/report-washington-posts-traffic-is-cratering-has-fallen\/\">REPORT: Washington Post\u2019s Traffic is Cratering \u2013 Has Fallen by Nearly 90 Percent Since 2021<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post appears to be facing an existential crisis. 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