Every year in June, bloggers around the world celebrate a “professional” holiday - International Blogger Day. To this momentous event, we timed today's Top 10 Most Popular Blogs on the World Wide Web.
These pages on the Internet brought fame and very good income to their creators. Most of the top ten blogs are estimated by analysts at several tens of millions of dollars.
10. "The Huffington Post"
The blog was launched in 2005, and 12 months later, one of the largest banks invested $ 5 million in the project. In 2011, the page was sold to AOL for $ 315 million. Today, The Huffington Post employs about 9,000 authors, among whom are reputable scholars, politicians, and show business stars.
9. “TechCrunch”
This blog is dedicated to everything related to technology - high and not very. Since 2005, the project has risen in price from scratch to an impressive $ 100 million. True, the project is increasingly losing the appearance of a classic blog, turning into a multi-purpose network resource. For example, TechCrunch owners often host computer technology conferences and exhibitions.
8. The Gawker
Launched in 2003, this popular blog allows audiences to learn about celebrities: actors, politicians, and musicians. Informants for Gawker are usually anonymous authors from popular media. Today, the cost of the blog is about $ 100 million.
7. "Lifehacker"
There are lots of tips on the topic "How to make life more convenient and enjoyable." The blog covers news from the world of gadgets and software. Gawker Media owns the page. Significant investments in the project are made by Sony, placing its ad here. Daily blog posts from 18 articles. The cost of Lifehacker is estimated at approximately $ 109 million.
6. "Mashable"
This blog specializes in internet technologies, websites, social media. The page was founded in 2005 by a Scottish teenager, Pete Cashmore. By 2013, the blog had about 3.2 million followers on Twitter and about a million followers on Facebook. Analysts estimate the cost of the project at $ 95 million.
5. “Fail Blog”
This humorous blog is filled with jokes, funny stories, videos and funny photos. The project was launched in 2008, and after 5 months it was acquired by Cheezburger Inc. The blog audience is daily more than a million visitors. By the way, most of the content on the site is downloaded by the blog subscribers themselves.
4. "Smashing Magazine"
This blog is dedicated to tips for web developers and web designers. The blog was founded in 2006. The page has many templates, icons, fonts and other utilities available for download. The creators of the popular blog publish textbooks on the development of Internet business and design. The project cost is estimated at $ 5 million.
3. "Business Insider"
The blog was founded in 2009 and today is considered one of the most reliable sources of business information in the world. The creator of the project, Kevin P. Ryan, buys all the content only from reputable sources. 45 experienced journalists work for the blog. Subscribers can also leave their own news in a special section. The site is often cited by reputable publications like The New York Times.
2. "The Daily Beast"
The blog is dedicated to news, and anyone from the world of fashion, politics, tourism, etc. The project was founded in 2008, and its cost today is already about $ 100 million. The blog often publishes its own ratings of educational institutions, the media and much more. A great income to the creators of the blog comes from the periodically published book “Beast books”, which contains the most interesting materials from the site.
1. "Engadget"
One of the most popular blogs in the world is dedicated to networking, electronics and gadgets. Since 2004, dozens of professional analysts and journalists have been working on the blog. And the editor-in-chief of Engadget Darren Murf entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most “prolific” blogger - his record was 17,212 articles. The blog is in English, Korean, Chinese and German.
