In the Arab world, global players still boast millions of Twitter followers, but a clutch of fast-growing news media from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon are making inroads into the region’s Twitter market, according to the Twitter News Index, released today by MediaPowerMonitor. The reach of Twitter in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region is…
In Latin America, the Twitter news market is in the hands of the big nations such as Mexico and Brazil. When it comes to truly effective news operations, though, smaller markets like Uruguay lead the pack. One nation though scores big in both size and effectiveness; and that is Colombia. Twitter is far less spread…
One would expect the richer western newsrooms to be more agile in commanding online audiences; however, it is news outlets in less developed markets that are far more effective in capturing audiences on Facebook, according to our newly released index. 7Day News Journal is one of the most popular newspapers in Myanmar, with a circulation of…
Chinese and Indian news media command millions of followers on Facebook – but it is in the much tinier Myanmar where news media is really effective? Today, we released the Facebook Index Asia-Pacific, which measures news outlets in this part of the world based on the number of their followers reported to the size of their…
Facebook is not particularly popular in the former Soviet Union space when it comes to news media. Outside Russia, though, Facebook news media from other CIS nations are steadily building a strong market. Today, we release Facebook Index CIS/Russia, which measures news outlets in this region based on the number of their followers reported to the…
Our MENA Facebook Index shows an exceptional news appetite, but also room for further growth in the Arab world. Today, we released Facebook Index Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which measures news outlets in this region based on the number of their followers reported to the size of their local market. Heavy News Diet The news…
Today, we released Facebook Index Africa, which ranks Africa-based news media according to how much of the local Facebook markets they control. Big Boys on the Block The African Facebook market is highly concentrated. Unlike other continents, Africa has a fair amount of dominant news outlets. More than 100 news outlets in our Facebook Index…
Today, we released the Facebook Index Latin America, which ranks news media platforms from Latin America based on the number of Facebook followers compared to the size of their market. Central America, Still Lagging Behind In spite of high inequality and rampant poverty, which further contributed to the widening digital divide in Latin America, the internet…